Global/Africa: Property restitution in practice: The Norwegian Refugee Council's experience

The right of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return to their homes and places of habitual residence and to have their property restored to them has been recognized by the UN Security Council in relation to a number of conflicts and has been included in a number of peace agreements. Nevertheless, NRC's own experiences indicate that enforcement of this right remains patchy. The purpose of this paper is to document NRC's own experiences of attempting to uphold HLP rights in the different settings where NRC has programs.