About the Special Rapporteur

Interview with Raquel Rolnik, the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, on Democracy Now!:

What is a UN Special Rapportuer and who is the UN Special Rapportuer on the Right to Adequate Housing?:

Raquel Rolnik’s Blog and BBC Interview

United Nations Bio of Raquel Rolnik

United Nations Info on Special Rapporteurs

The Special Rapporteur’s Preliminary Findings

Special Rapporteur Fact Sheet (English/Spanish)

Previous Media Coverage of Raquel Rolnik:

Video of Press Conference About the Financial Crisis Report

October 5, 2009- Statement on World Habitat Day

August 1, 2009 – “Housing the Future” BBC

March 9, 2009 – Press release and report released by the Special Rapporteur on the financial crisis, its causes and its relation to the right to housing.

February 4, 2009 – “Report on Adequate Housing as a Component of the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living, and on the Right to Non-Discrimination” UN General Assembly

January 30, 2009 – “UN Special rapporteur on adequate housing denounces forced evictions in Cambodia” Cambodia Info Center

October 2008- Background on previous Special Rapporteur visits

October 2008- Photo gallery from the Special Rapporteur  unofficial visit to New York City