DN! UN Investigator Probes US Housing Crisis

UN Investigator Probes US Housing Crisis

And a United Nations investigator has opened a probe into the US housing crisis. Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, will investigate issues including public housing, homelessness and foreclosures. On Thursday, Rolnik held a public meeting with housing activists in New York. UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Raquel Rolnik: If we take housing as a human right, you have to go back to the idea that housing is a social issue before and more priority than housing as a commodity, as a financial asset.

As part of her inquiry Rolnik is expected to visit at least six other cities and towns, including Chicago, Los Angeles and New Orleans.

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[EUamerican]

Hoooray!

It's about time...!

There are other human rights violations, including social exclusion, lack of food security, and health care --- and the idea of good governence entails that the government shows some concern for the basic needs of its people. The US fails to meet this test-and is not ashamed of it either.

[desertjournalonline]

How can we dance when our rugs are turning?

How can we sleep when our beds are burning?

[drakoboy]

good!!!