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"The Commission on Human Rights reiterates the need to take appropriate measures, at the national and international levels, for promoting the right of all persons to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate housing."
Commission on Human Rights resolution 1988/24, entitled "The realization of the right to adequate housing", adopted on 7 March 1988, states in part:
"The Commission on Human Rights decides . . . to keep the question of the right to adequate housing under periodic review. "
Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/77, entitled "Forced evictions", adopted on 10 March 1993, states in part:
"The Commission on Human Rights . . . affirms that the practice of forced evictions constitutes a gross violation of human rights, in particular the right to adequate housing;
". . . urges governments to undertake immediate measures, at all levels, aimed at eliminating the practice of forced evictions . . . to confer legal security of tenure on all persons currently threatened with forced evictions;
". . . recommends that all Governments provide immediate restitution, compensation and/or appropriate and sufficient alternative accommodation or land . . . to persons or communities that have been forcibly evicted;
". . . . requests the Secretary-General to compile an analytical report on the practice of forced evictions, based on an analysis of international law and jurisprudence and information submitted [by] Governments, relevant United Nations bodies . . . regional intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations."
Commission on Human Settlements resolution 14/6, entitled "The human right to adequate housing", adopted on 5 May 1993, states in part:
"The Commission on Human Settlements urges all States to cease any practices which could or do result in the infringements of the human right to adequate housing, in particular the practice of forced, mass evictions and any form of racial or other discrimination in the housing sphere;
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