Women's Rights to Land, Housing and Property in Post-Conflict Situations and During Reconstruction: A Global Overview

This report analyzes women's experiences across regions in accessing and controlling land, housing and property in the context of armed conflict and reconstruction. It begins by outlining the establishment of women's rights and the barriers to achieving these rights. The report's focus on situations of armed conflict icludes a summary of the central barriers women in this context face in claiming and enforcing their rights to land, housing and property. The second part of the report reviews ways for women to access these rights, including through community activism and legal reform. The report includes discussions of custom and tradition, the international legal framework, the impact of conflict on housing rights, women's roles, and international campaigns. Illustrative studies of Guatemala, Liberia and Eritrea are included.