Press Releases and Announcements

Update (October 2024) | Suggestions from HLRN: Winter Plan for Persons Living in Homelessness in Delhi
30 October 2024
Compilation of Provisions Related to Housing and Land in Election Manifestos: Lok Sabha 2024 (Hindi)
19 April 2024
Compilation of Provisions Related to Housing and Land in Election Manifestos: Lok Sabha 2024
18 April 2024
Update (April 2024) | Suggestions from HLRN: Summer Plan for Persons Living in Homelessness in Delhi
17 April 2024
HLRN Press Release: More Than Half a Million People (5 Lakh) Evicted in India in 2023, The Highest in the Last Seven Recorded Years; Finds New Report on Evictions in India During 2022 and 2023
04 March 2024
Year in Review: 2023
31 December 2023
Update (October 2023) | Suggestions from HLRN: Winter Plan for Persons Living in Homelessness in Delhi
20 October 2023
HLRN Press Release: Phase II of Campaign on Adequate Housing for the Homeless Launched | World Homeless Day Commemorated with Delhi's Homeless Community
12 October 2023
Call for Applications | Communications Intern
16 May 2023
Summer Plan for Persons Living in Homelessness in Delhi | April 2023
24 April 2023
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment No. 26 on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2022)
13 February 2023
Update (October 2022) | Suggestions from HLRN: Winter Plan for Persons Living in Homelessness in Delhi
19 October 2022
Press Release: Over 1 Million People in India Faced Evictions in the Last Five Years; 100 Houses Demolished Everyday in 2021
21 September 2022
Forced Evictions in India: 2021
21 September 2022
Update (April 2022) | Suggestions from HLRN: Summer Plan for People Living in Homelessness in Delhi
12 April 2022
HLRN Press Release | Over a Quarter Million People (2.57 Lakh) Evicted in India During the Pandemic; 21 People Evicted from their Homes Every Hour
09 September 2021
HLRN Press Release | Homeless Persons Experienced Severe Hunger, Destitution, and State Apathy During India’s Second Wave of the Pandemic: Survey
03 August 2021
Press Release by UN Special Procedures: 'India must halt mass eviction that threatens to leave 100,000 homeless – UN experts'
16 July 2021
New Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: Priorities of the Mandate
21 June 2021
UN-Habitat Report on 'Urban October 2020'; includes mention of HLRN's Event with UN Housing Rapporteurs
17 June 2021
Suggestions from HLRN: Summer Plan for People Living in Homelessness in Delhi
15 April 2021
International Day for Street Children: HLRN Letter to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
12 April 2021
New UN-Habitat Report on Cities and Pandemics
31 March 2021
NEW! आवास अधिकार: हमारी आवाज़  | Newsletter By and For Women Living in Homelessness in Delhi
08 March 2021
HLRN Press Release: Despite Experiencing Acute Distress During the Pandemic, Delhi’s Gadia Lohar Community Continues to Face Exclusion
25 February 2021
New HLRN and IRCDUC Report Released | Impact of Resettlement on Livelihoods of Families in Perumbakkam, Chennai
03 February 2021
Report of the Historic Event with UN Housing Rapporteurs to Commemorate 20 Years of Housing and Land Rights Network (India) and the UN Housing Rapporteur Mandate
29 January 2021
New HLRN Report Released | In Search of Home: A Study on Migrant Workers’ Access to Housing and Land
17 December 2020
HLRN Press Release: Lack of Housing and Land Security Contribute to India’s Migrant Workers’ Crisis, Finds New Report | Urgent Need for Affordable Housing Options and Secure Access to Land
17 December 2020
HLRN Statement: On Human Rights Day, Housing and Land Rights Network Calls for a Strong Human Rights Approach to the COVID-19 Recovery Process, with Housing at its Core
10 December 2020
Communication of Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing to India: Supreme Court Order to Evict Dwellings on Railway Land in Delhi
03 December 2020
HLRN Press Release: Over 54,000 People in India Forcibly Evicted During the COVID-19 Pandemic (15 March to 31 October 2020) | Urgent Call for a National Moratorium on Evictions
19 November 2020
HLRN Press Release: On United Nations Day and the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the UN, HLRN calls on India to Reaffirm its Historic Commitments to Promoting Multilateralism and Upholding Human Rights
23 October 2020
Suggestions from Housing and Land Rights Network: Delhi's Winter Plan for Persons Living in Homelessness
10 October 2020
HLRN Press Release: On World Homeless Day 2020, Housing and Land Rights Network Reiterates its Call for Adequate Housing for Homeless Persons
09 October 2020
United Nations Expert Raises Alarm about Mass Evictions in Delhi
28 September 2020
HLRN Press Release: Over 568,000 People Forcibly Evicted in India from 2017 to 2019 | At Least 20,000 People Evicted during the COVID-19 Pandemic
18 August 2020
HLRN Hindi Press Release: वर्ष 2017 से 2019 के बीच भारत में 568,000 से ज़्यादा लोग अपने घरों से बेदखल किये गए | कोरोना महामारी के दौरान 20,000 से ज़्यादा लोग विस्थापित 
18 August 2020
*NEW HLRN REPORT* Forced Evictions in India in 2019: An Unrelenting National Crisis
18 August 2020
HLRN Press Release: Over 13,500 People Evicted in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Need for a National Moratorium on Evictions
17 June 2020
UN Guidance Note on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Rights of Migrants
26 May 2020
India's COVID-19 Lockdown: Human Rights Assessment and Compilation of State Relief Measures by HLRN
05 May 2020
UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing | COVID-19 Guidance Note: Prohibition on Evictions
23 April 2020
UN Secretary General's Report: COVID-19 and Human Rights
22 April 2020
UN Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Children
18 April 2020
UN Guidance Note: COVID-19 and the Human Rights of Migrants
17 April 2020
UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing | COVID-19 Guidance Note: Protecting Renters and Mortgage Payers
08 April 2020
COVID-19 and State Response in India: Updated Compilation of Relief Measures and HLRN Recommendations
07 April 2020
Karnataka High Court Order Related to Shelter for Migrant Workers
07 April 2020
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Statement on COVID-19
06 April 2020
UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing | COVID-19 Guidance Note: Protection for those Living in Homelessness
02 April 2020
The Coronavirus Pandemic and State Response: HLRN Compilation of Relief Measures by Central and State Governments in India
30 March 2020
UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing | COVID-19 Guidance Note: Protecting Residents of Informal Settlements
29 March 2020
UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies call for human rights approach in fighting COVID-19
24 March 2020
Statement of UN experts: COVID-19 will not be stopped without providing safe water to people living in vulnerability
23 March 2020
Statement of UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: “Housing, the front line defence against the COVID-19 outbreak”
18 March 2020
HLRN Press Release: Need for Special Measures to Check Spread of COVID-19 among Homeless and Other Inadequately-housed Persons
13 March 2020
Guidelines for the Implementation of the Right to Adequate Housing: Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
08 February 2020
Affordable Housing and Social Protection Systems for All to Address Homelessness: Report of the United Nations Secretary-General
27 January 2020
Petition to Delhi Chief Minister from Homeless Persons
20 December 2019
HLRN and IRCDUC Press Release: Study on Long-term Impacts of Relocation from Porur Lake Released; Highlights Adverse Living Conditions after 13 Years of Resettlement
29 November 2019
NEW HLRN Publication Released: United Nations Documents Related to Housing and Land Rights in India
06 November 2019
HLRN Press Release: Campaign on ‘Adequate Housing for the Homeless’ Launched | World Homeless Day Commemorated with Delhi’s Homeless Community
10 October 2019
HLRN Press Release: New Report Highlights Dismal Living Conditions of Delhi’s Gadia Lohar Community - Urges Government to Take Immediate Action to Prevent Further Marginalization
18 September 2019
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: नई रिपोर्ट दिल्ली के गाड़िया लोहार समुदाय की दयनीय जीवन-दशा को उजागर करती है
18 September 2019
Submission by HLRN to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: The Human Right to Adequate Housing of Indigenous Peoples
08 August 2019
HLRN's Comments on the Draft Model Tenancy Act 2019
02 August 2019
Making Smart Cities Inclusive [Article by HLRN Executive Director]
10 June 2019
Compilation by HLRN of Provisions Related to Housing and Land in Election Manifestos 2019
16 April 2019
HLRN Hindi Press Release: नए रिपोर्ट के अनुसार 2018 में 200,000 से भी ज्यादा लोग ​विस्थापित ​हुए
09 April 2019
HLRN Press Release: New Report Highlights the Unrelenting Crisis of Forced Evictions: Finds Over 200,000 Persons Evicted in India in 2018; Over 114 Houses Demolished Every Day, 23 People Evicted Every Hour
09 April 2019
The Human Right to Adequate Housing in India: Obstacles and Challenges [Article by HLRN Executive Director]
29 March 2019
HIgh Court of Delhi Judgment: Ajay Maken v. Union of India
19 March 2019
Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: Report on Access to Justice for the Right to Housing
22 February 2019
Statement of Solidarity with Human Rights Defenders, Ms Kharshiing and Ms Sangma, from Meghalaya
05 December 2018
India's Voluntary Pledges and Commitments: Human Rights Council
01 November 2018
HLRN Press Release: On United Nations Day, India Needs to Urgently Reaffirm its International Human Rights Commitments
24 October 2018
HLRN Press Release: On World Habitat Day, Affected Communities and Experts Highlight the Need for a Focus on Human Rights-based Housing and Land Strategies
01 October 2018
The Global Housing and Land Crisis Needs a Human Rights Response: Article by HLRN Executive Director
01 October 2018
High Court of Delhi Judgment Decriminalizing Begging in the City
24 August 2018
Article on India's Smart Cities Mission by HLRN Executive Director
17 August 2018
HLRN Press Release: New Report on India’s Smart Cities Mission Highlights the Lack of an Integrated Approach and Focus on Marginalized Groups
22 June 2018
HLRN Press Release in Hindi: ​स्मार्ट सिटीज़ मिशन पर नई रिपोर्ट जारी ​
22 June 2018
New HLRN Publication: India's Smart Cities Mission: Smart for Whom? Cities for Whom?
22 June 2018
Now Available: Hindi Translation of the 'Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy 2015' (by HLRN)
01 June 2018
HLRN Study - Forced Evictions in India in 2017: An Alarming National Crisis
26 February 2018
HLRN Press Release: Over 260,000 Persons Evicted in 2017; Rampant Human Rights Violations Reported as India's Silent Crisis of Forced Evictions and Displacement Worsens
23 February 2018
UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: New Report on Human Rights-based Housing Strategies
16 February 2018
Available: Hindi Summary of HLRN's Report on Smart Cities [​भारत का स्मार्ट सिटी मिशन: स्मार्ट किसके लिए? शहर किसके लिए?​]
22 January 2018
Supreme Court judgment upholds the historic Sudama Singh judgment of the High Court of Delhi that recognizes the right to housing and resettlement; calls for rehabilitation of all affected people
19 December 2017
Mission to India: Statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
10 November 2017
UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation on Official Mission to India: 27 October to 10 November
25 October 2017
Press Release: Report on Farm Widows of Maharashtra Highlights Human Rights Violations; Recommends Urgent State Intervention to Prevent Social and Economic Exclusion
15 October 2017
Press Release: Homeless Residents of Delhi Celebrate World Homeless Day; Submit Memorandum to the Government with their Demands
10 October 2017
HLRN Press Release: HLRN Welcomes India’s Acceptance of UPR III Recommendations on Housing, Land, and Sustainable Development; Calls for a Human Rights Approach to Implementation
28 September 2017
India's Third Universal Periodic Review: Classification of Recommendations with India's Response
18 September 2017
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: The Right to Housing of Persons with Disabilities
05 September 2017
Rajiv Camp: Judgment of the High Court of Delhi Recognizing the Right of Evicted Families to Resettlement
18 August 2017
Press Release: Report on Post-flood Evictions and Resettlement in Chennai Released, Highlights Violations of Laws and Human Rights of Affected Communities
04 August 2017
HLRN Statement of Solidarity with the People of the Narmada Valley
02 August 2017
Invitation to Report Release - 'From Deluge to Displacement: The Impact of Post-flood Evictions and Resettlement in Chennai'
01 August 2017
Press Release: Launch of Report - 'Bengaluru's Continuing Inequity: An Eviction Impact Assessment of Ejipura/Koramangala Four Years After Its Demolition'
29 July 2017
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: General Comment on Business and Human Rights
24 June 2017
HLRN Press Release: New List of 30 Smart Cities Announced Amidst Continuing Human Rights Concerns
23 June 2017
HLRN Press Release: Report on India's Smart Cities Mission Highlights Serious Human Rights Concerns
09 June 2017
India's Third Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council: Recommendations Made to India Include Three on Housing
08 May 2017
HLRN Press Release: HLRN Commends India Mission Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
01 March 2017
Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: Mission to India
02 February 2017
HLRN Press Release: 'Housing for All'? More Homes Demolished than Built by the Government in Urban Areas
22 December 2016
New Publication - The Human Rights to Adequate Housing and Land in India: Joint Stakeholders' Report for India's Third Universal Periodic Review
19 December 2016
HLRN Press Release: Forced Eviction in Delhi Renders over 1500 Homeless in the Cold
09 December 2016
Development agenda at risk unless States honour political and financial commitments, UN experts warn
02 December 2016
Habitat International Coalition Statement at Habitat III: Toward a Human Rights Habitat
20 October 2016
Press Release: PMO Intervention in Mapithel Dam Appreciated
26 September 2016
Housing and Land Rights Network: Statement to the Third Preparatory Committee for Habitat III
25 July 2016
Press Release: Launch of Report on Impacts of Forced Eviction in Topsia, Kolkata
13 April 2016
HLRN Releases Report for the United Nations Habitat III Conference
Independent Experts Question India's Implementation of International Commitments
05 February 2016
Housing and Land Rights in India - Status Report for Habitat III
05 February 2016
United Nations Documents Related to Housing and Land Rights in India
05 February 2016

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