Redefinition the Responsibilities and Citizen Rights of Homeless People and Society (Case of Study: Khavaran Shelter)

Human rights are one of the requirements of life in any society, which is emphasized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of UN and the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights. Homeless people are among the socially disadvantaged groups which realization of their citizenship rights is important. Organizing these people, including beggars, addicts, homeless people and street people has been carried out by providing warm shelters in Tehran. This study aimed to explain the dimensions, indicators, issues and strategies for the realization of citizenship rights of the homeless people in Tehran focusing on Khavaran shelter. The research has been conducted using quantitative and qualitative approach. The results show that the most important indicators of the rights of the homeless are the right of dignity, liberty, family formation, social security, the right to freely choose work, health, and well-being, education, participation in society, and free and full development of personality. Providing warm shelters address some of their human and citizenship rights, although the residents of neighbors in which these shelters are placed face some problems and undesirable conditions which deprives them of comfort and well-being.