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programmes to address homelessness in both urban and rural contexts, consistent
with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
92.
The Special Rapporteur offers the following recommendations to other actors
(a)
The media, including journalists, editorial boards, producers and
owners, must ensure that homeless people are never depicted in a discriminatory or
hateful manner. Oversight and regulation in this regard is needed;
(b)
Humanitarian assistance must not be conditional on place of residence
prior to conflict or natural disaster. Property titles or other documents that are often
not available to people who are homeless should not be a barrier to receiving
emergency and longer-term humanitarian assistance;
(c)
Lawyers and advocates must work closely with homeless people and
their representatives to ensure that homelessness is addressed as a human rights
violation through any available avenues. The judiciary must develop its capacity and
commitment to adjudicating these claims, including where the claims seek a remedy
requiring positive measures. In this context, States must refrain from adopting
positions in litigation that are contrary to international human rights law.
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