EFFECTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED HOUSING STRATEGIES SUBMISSION TO THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ADEQUATE HOUSING AS A COMPONENT OF THE RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING, AND ON THE RIGHT TO NON-DISCRIMINATION IN THIS CONTEXT Amnesty International welcomes the initiative by the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context to prepare guidance for states on designing and implementing effective human rights-based housing strategies to realize the right to housing and to fulfil commitments made under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda. Amnesty International provides the following submission in response to the request for contributions from the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing towards preparation of the above mentioned guidance. The submission draws on Amnesty International’s research and advocacy on the right to adequate housing in several countries around the world. It elaborates some fundamental issues that governments must address in order to ensure that they comply with their commitment to respect, protect and fulfil the right to adequate housing. The submission also outlines key requirements necessary to ensure that housing strategies comply with international human rights law. INDEX: IOR 40/7475/2017 NOVEMBER 2017 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH amnesty.org