There Shall Be Houses, Security and Comfort!
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"There Shall Be Houses, Security and Comfort!" is a key section of South Africa’s Freedom Charter that demands decent housing, social security, and a dignified standard of living for all.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provision of the Freedom Charter
ⓘ
section of political charter ⓘ |
| aimsToProtectRight |
right to adequate housing
ⓘ
right to human dignity ⓘ right to social security ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African National Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congress of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsFor |
conditions for a dignified life
ⓘ
measures to guarantee social security ⓘ state intervention to ensure housing ⓘ |
| cityContext | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryContext | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryContextAtAdoption | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1955 ⓘ |
| demands |
a dignified standard of living for all
ⓘ
decent housing for all ⓘ social security for all ⓘ |
| documentTypeContext | foundational document of South African democracy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic justice
ⓘ
living standards ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | apartheid era ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
anti-apartheid movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
democratic South Africa vision ⓘ |
| influenced |
post-apartheid housing policy debates
ⓘ
social security policy debates in South Africa ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo | South African Bill of Rights (socio-economic rights) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normativeStatus | aspirational political commitment ⓘ |
| opposes |
poverty and destitution
ⓘ
racially discriminatory housing policies ⓘ |
| partOf | Freedom Charter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeAdopted | Kliptown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The People Shall Share in the Country’s Wealth
ⓘ
There Shall Be Work and Security ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | all people in South Africa ⓘ |
| theme |
redistribution of resources
ⓘ
state responsibility for welfare ⓘ universal access to basic services ⓘ |
| typeOfRightArticulated | socio-economic right ⓘ |
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