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UN report blasts ‘abhorrent’ housing conditions of Canada’s Indigenous people
Monday, October 21st, 2019
… housing conditions for Indigenous peoples around the world are overwhelmingly abhorrent and too often violate the right to adequate housing,” the report reads. “(Indigenous people) are more likely to suffer inadequate housing and negative health outcomes as a result, they have disproportionately high rates of homelessness and they are extremely vulnerable to forced evictions, land-grabbing and the effects of climate change.”
Tags: housing, Indigenous, jurisdiction, standard of living, women
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