Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI)2024-05-092024-05-092018https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Housing/InformalSettlements/SERI.pdfhttp://lhg.cput.ac.za//handle/123456789/321This submission on informal settlements and human rights in South Africa (focused on selected issues) is a joint initiative initiative of members of the Steering Group of the South Africa’s Ratification Campaign of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol (the Campaign) in collaboration with the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), and with input and participation of some individual. n provides background to the Campaign, its work and the non-governmental organisational members (NGOs) that participate in the workings of the Campaign; and provides more information about informal settlements in South Africa. In particular, the submission aims to address questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of the Special Rapporteur’s questionnaire on informal settlements and human rights.enHuman settlementsSquatter settlementsHuman rightsHousing policyHousingTechnical Report