3.2 Legislative Basis Sources Human rights protections against forced evictions must be enshrined in legislation. ICESCR, arts. 2.1; 11(1) GC III GC VII, para. 9 Basic Principles, para. 22 3.3 Non-Discrimination Sources If and when forced evictions do occur, governments are required to ensure that the special requirements of vulnerable groups, such as women, children, persons with disabilities, the aged, indigenous peoples and other ethnic minorities, are met. Safeguards must be embedded in the law to ensure that these groups are not subject to the detrimental effects of discrimination during the course of evictions and displacement. ICESCR, arts. 2(2); 2(3), 11(1) CERD, art. 5(e)(iii) CEDAW, art. 14(2) CRPD, arts. 5(3), 28(2)(d) GC VII, para. 10 Basic Principles, para. 33 3.4 Punitive Evictions Sources Forced evictions, as a matter of policy or practice of government, cannot be resorted to as a punitive measure. ICESCR, art. 11(1) GC VII, para. 11 14  Human Rights in the Rubble