In the landmark decision of Kwok Cheuk Kin v Director of Lands [2019] HKCFI 867, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance held that male indigenous villagers living the New Territories do not enjoy the right to apply to build small houses on government land at concessionary premium. However, the Court also ruled that male indigenous villagers do have the right to apply to build homes on their own land at nil premium. The judgment clarified the scope of constitutional rights enjo

The 1.7 million homeless people in India have been disproportionately affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reported lack of emergency relief provisions for shelter, food, water, sanitation, and essential medical services have led to heightened social insecurity as well as the corrosion of the fundamental human right to safe and adequate housing. There has been transgression by the Indian government of domestic judicial rulings and International Human Rights obligation