On 31 January 2023, the so-called 'Kasbarian-Bergé' bill aimed at "protecting housing against illegal occupation” was examined by the French Senate, where the conservative opposition holds a majority. Although the bill was adopted on 2 February 2023 it still has to undergo a second reading by both chambers.
The text has at least three questionable dimensions from the perspective of the right to housing:
On June 4th HRW organised a legal workshop about combatting unfit housing and slum landlords in the EU. The workshop feeds into a study on this topic that will be published soon. Here you can access a summary of the study. Below you can find the video of the session and the presentation of the speakers.
Language: English
Date of the decision: 3 December 2020
Country: Greece
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
Legal Basis: Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of European Convention on Human Rights(Protection of property),
Subject: Inaction of State in response to squatting of hotel by migrants: violation of property rights under Convention
Roma Evictions and Demolition of Roma Houses: A Sustainable Solution for Roma Integration or a Problem of Roma Discrimination in Bulgaria?
Analysis of the legislation regulating the demolition of illegal housing and its implementation in Bulgaria to identify its compliance with the EU legislation on protection from discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin
Féher Boróka,
BMSZKI - Budapesti Módszertani Szociális Központ és Intézményei
Date of the ruling (Decision on the merits) : December 8th 2004
Jurisdiction : European Committee of Social Rights - Council of Europe
Legal basis : Article 16 (right for the family to social, legal and economic protection) of the Revised European Social Charter.
Date of the ruling (Decision on the merits) : October 18th 2006
Jurisdiction : European Committee of Social Rights - Council of Europe
Decided on 16 December 2014
Relevant Articles: Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (against torture, and "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment") and Article 8 of the Convention (right to respect for their family life and/or their home)
In the case Ceesay Ceesay and Others v.
