3.12 Resettlement Sources Evictions should not render communities homeless or vulnerable to other human rights abuses. In cases where those affected are unable to provide for themselves, government shall take measures to provide access to adequate alternative housing or productive land to the maximum capacity of its available resources. These measures must satisfy the standards for adequate housing, ensuring immediate access to: • • • • • • • Essential food, potable water and sanitation; Basic shelter and housing; Appropriate clothing; Essential medical services; Livelihood sources; Access to common property resources previously depended upon; and Education for children and childcare facilities. ICESCR, art. 11(1) GC VII, para. 16 Basic Principles, paras. 16, 52-58 Members of the same family or community should not be separated as a result of evictions and the subsequent resettlement process. Identified relocation sites for those affected by evictions must comply with the standards for adequate housing enumerated in Chapter 2. Additional safeguards include the following: • • • • • • The entity which is proposed to carry out the relocation shall be required by law to meet all costs associated with the process of resettlement; No individual or community shall suffer a repression of their full enjoyment of any human rights, including the host community of the resettlement; The time and financial cost required for travel between the resettlement site and places of work or to access external services should not place an unreasonable burden or excessive demands of the budgets of low income households; Sufficient information on all aspects of the resettlement must be provided to those affected prior to eviction from their original dwellings; Government officials and neutral observers shall be identified and present during the resettlement process; Policies shall be implemented to ensure that no marginalised or vulnerable groups are exposed to disproportionate effects of any human rights violations. 19