Introduction to this issue By Anita Mellott and Karan Kennedy Human Right Definitions Habitat for Humanity and housing rights By Steven Weir Living out the love and teachings of Jesus By Jonathan Reckford Using human rights for human development By Mary Engelking The right to adequate housing: From law to practice By Claude Cahn The United Nations and housing as a human right By Susan Corts Hill A West African perspective of housing as a human right: The case of Côte d’Ivoire By Richard Yao A brief look at housing rights in the Asia-Pacific Region By Wong Hiew Peng Housing as a human right: A European view By Maria Koutatzi and Don Haszczyn HFH Ecuador helps with advocacy efforts for housing as a human right By Colleen Fitzgerald Moving forward progressively By Yolanda Hernandez Housing as a human right in the United States By Marty Kooistra