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Housing & Land Rights
Social Production of Habitat
Habitat and Gender
Habitat and Sustainable enviroment
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No to War on Iran
Image: Avash Media (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0) No to War / No a la guerra / Halte à la guerre / لا للحرب / وقف الحرب ! / نه به جنگ / [...]
From Self-Help to Urban Justice: A Practice in Housing Rights and Participatory Land Development
Allan Cain – a profile This narrative reflects Allan Cain’s long-standing commitment to advancing housing and land rights through participatory, incremental, and people-centred approaches. Beginning with the co-founding of Development [...]
HIC Congratulates Koldo Casla Salazar on his appointment as UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
The United Nations Human Rights Council has appointed Koldo Casla Salazar as the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing. Dr. Casla Salazar brings a rare combination of [...]
HIC Presidency message: No woman can enjoy her rights when the world is broken by conflict and wars
HIC Presidency message to the HIC Membership during the month of March of 2026 Now more than ever – local gender-just practices and policies for housing and land Habitat International Coalition [...]
ICARRD+20: Advancing Land Justice Through Human Rights and Collective Action
The Habitat International Coalition (HIC) actively participated in the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20), held from 24–28 February 2026 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This global [...]
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No to War on Iran
Image: Avash Media (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0) No to War / No a la guerra / Halte à la guerre / لا للحرب / وقف الحرب ! / نه به جنگ / [...]
From Self-Help to Urban Justice: A Practice in Housing Rights and Participatory Land Development
Allan Cain – a profile This narrative reflects Allan Cain’s long-standing commitment to advancing housing and land rights through participatory, incremental, and people-centred approaches. Beginning with the co-founding of Development [...]
HIC Congratulates Koldo Casla Salazar on his appointment as UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
The United Nations Human Rights Council has appointed Koldo Casla Salazar as the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing. Dr. Casla Salazar brings a rare combination of [...]
HIC Presidency message: No woman can enjoy her rights when the world is broken by conflict and wars
HIC Presidency message to the HIC Membership during the month of March of 2026 Now more than ever – local gender-just practices and policies for housing and land Habitat International Coalition [...]
ICARRD+20: Advancing Land Justice Through Human Rights and Collective Action
The Habitat International Coalition (HIC) actively participated in the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20), held from 24–28 February 2026 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This global [...]
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Through advocating, independently or in co-operation, with other civil society entities, grassroots and popular organizations, social movements, independent institutions, academic networks, and activist platforms, HIC works to achieve social justice and improve living conditions across its four strategic priorities:
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HIC brings together organizations and individuals that share the commitment to human rights related to habitat