Scott leckie
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Scott Leckie is an international human rights and global housing advocate in the field of economic, social and cultural rights. He established several human rights
organisations and remedial institutions.
He founded the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
(COHRE) and was Executive Director of it from 1991–2007, and is the current director of Displacement Solutions and Oneness World Foundation. He has worked with the Centre for Human Settlements of the University of British Columbia
, the Panos Institute, the International Institute for Environment and Development
(IIED) and the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM).
From 1989-1999 he acted as Legal Counsel and United Nations
Representative for Habitat International Coalition
.
Scott Leckie was born in Los Angeles
, USA and holds both American and Netherlands
nationalities. He currently resides in Australia
.
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
organisations and remedial institutions.
He founded the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions is a Geneva-based international non-governmental human rights organisation founded in 1994 by Scott Leckie as a foundation in the Netherlands .-Offices:...
(COHRE) and was Executive Director of it from 1991–2007, and is the current director of Displacement Solutions and Oneness World Foundation. He has worked with the Centre for Human Settlements of the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, the Panos Institute, the International Institute for Environment and Development
International Institute for Environment and Development
The International Institute for Environment and Development is a London-based policy research centre and think tank.- History :IIED was established by the economist Barbara Ward in 1971...
(IIED) and the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM).
From 1989-1999 he acted as Legal Counsel and United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Representative for Habitat International Coalition
Habitat International Coalition
Habitat International Coalition is an independent, nonprofit alliance with hundreds of organizations and individuals , which has been working in housing and human settlements for more than 30 years. The Coalition comprises social movements, community-based organizations, support groups and academics...
.
Scott Leckie was born in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, USA and holds both American and Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
nationalities. He currently resides in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.