This portion of the Right to Housing section is divided into two major categories:

A. Relevant Treaties and Declarations and B. Advocacy through International Bodies

The first sub-section will highlight treaties and declarations that advocates utilize in litigation, education and policy work to push for a right to housing here in the U.S.  This section will also explain the significance of signing or ratifying a treaty and what subsequent obligations the treaty will impose on the U.S. government.  

 The second sub-section demonstrates the various ways that advocates use international bodies' expertise and resources to spotlight housing problems and solutions. The three overarching mechanisms are shadow reports and testifying before treaty committees, U.N. Special Rapporteurs, and [Inter-American hearings]. 

  
Left to Right: Eric Tars - NLCHP Human Rights Staff Attorney in Geneva, Switzerland; Peter Brown - Director of Southwest Regional Assembly Housing at a rally during the National Right to Housing Forum 2007 in New York; Tulin Ozdeger - NLCHP Civil Rights Staff Attorney at 2005 Right to Housing Forum.