A/HRC/43/43/Add.1 94. The Government should enshrine the provisions of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa into national law and make the rights of internally displaced persons set out in the Convention directly enforceable in court. 95. In the management of the humanitarian situation and the internal displacement situation, durable solutions addressing the housing needs and security of tenure of internally displaced persons should be prioritized. The security of internally displaced women must be guaranteed. 96. The National Assembly and state-level legislatures must adopt comprehensive legislation (including by amending the federal and state tenant legislation) banning discrimination in the housing sector by public and private actors of any group, including women (irrespective of civil status), HIV-positive persons, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons and persons with disabilities. 97. The Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, as well as all other pieces of legislation that discriminate and criminalize on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity, must be repealed. The right to privacy of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in their own homes is an essential element of the right to housing and must be protected. 98. The federal Government should consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 20

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