Paul Hunt

A national of Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Paul served on the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and was the first UN Special Rapporteur on the right to the highest attainable standard of health. Between 2019-24, he served as New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner. He has lived and undertaken human rights work in Israel/Palestine, Africa, the UK, as well as Aotearoa New Zealand. Paul is Emeritus Professor at the Human Rights Centre, Essex University (UK), Adjunct Professor at Waikato University (Aotearoa New Zealand), and Visiting Professor at the British University in Egypt. Awarded honorary doctorates in recognition of his scholarship, he has published extensively on human rights, especially economic, social, and cultural rights.

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Housing and Human Rights Futures

Housing and Human Rights Futures

This brilliant book, ‘Housing and Human Rights’ by Jessie Hohmann, is a model of theory and practice. It concludes in Chapter 9 with five human rights principles, or premises, for a just housing future. Hohmann explores each premise, ...
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