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(d) especially where groups of people are involved,
government officials or their representatives to be present
during an eviction;
(e) all persons carrying out the eviction to be properly
identified;
(f) evictions not to take place in particularly bad weather or
at night unless the affected persons consent otherwise;
(g) provision of legal remedies; and provision, where
possible, of legal aid to persons who are in need of it to
seek redress from the courts.‖18
There are other international covenants, ratified by India, which touch upon the right to housing of
children and women. Article 27 (3) of the Convention on the Rights of Child which calls on state
parties to assist parents and guardians in providing the child with proper food, clothing and housing
and Article 16 (1) which protects the child from unlawful or arbitrary interference with his or her
privacy, family, home or correspondence. Also Article 16 of the Convention on Elimination of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) speaks of the State's obligation to ensure equality of
access for both men and women to property rights of ownership and administration.