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Cruel, Inhuman & Degrading: Homelessness in the U.S. Under the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights

Published in Wednesday October 2nd, 2013 In Mobilisation and agenda

On September 3, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released to the public a report, “Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading: Criminalization of Homelessness in the U.S. under the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights,” addressing concerns raised by the U.N. Human Rights Committee in its review of the U.S.

India: Urgent call to halt Odisha mega-steel project amid serious human rights concerns

Published in Tuesday October 1st, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

Construction of a mega-steel plant in Odisha in Eastern India should be halted immediately, United Nations independent human rights experts have urged, citing serious human rights concerns.

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Roma Lose in Urban Development In Turkey

Published in Friday September 27th, 2013 In Opinion

One day in the future, the Roma may be telling a story like this: “All of a sudden, the white man in Turkey came along, holding a law called ‘urban transformation.’ When we opened our eyes, our homes had disappeared and the white man’s plazas were rising in their place.”

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What is the International Tribunal on Evictions?

Published in Wednesday September 25th, 2013 In Social movement news

The International Tribunal on Evictions is an opinion tribunal established by civil society organisations for the World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Habitat to practically and interactively discuss the question of forced evictions around the world.

National Day of Action for ICCPR

Published in Friday September 20th, 2013 In Social movement news

This Day of Action is all about the ICCPR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – a tool that we have underutilized for far too long. The ICCPR is a human rights treaty that was drafted by the United Nations (UN) and that the U.S. Government (along with 166 other countries) signed and accepted as law in 1992. Since then, that same government has done little to let us – their people – know about the rights they pledged to protect under this treaty.

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The woman from Brazil

Published in Friday September 20th, 2013 In In the media

Inside Housing: ‘The UK has one of the best, best affordable and social housing schemes in the world,’ says the UN special rapporteur on adequate housing. ‘In most of the countries in the world, if you are poor that you means you are very badly housed. Period. This is not true in the UK. This is an astonishing fact, and that’s why the UK should not go backwards. This is very, very important.’

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October 2013: World Zero Evictions Days

Published in Friday September 20th, 2013 In Mobilisation and agenda

The first step of joint agenda established by the World Assembly of Inhabitants (WSF Tunis 2013) is on October, the World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing, in order to unify the Global Campaign for the right to housing and to land.

European Parliament hearing about the criminalization of homelessness

Published in Thursday September 19th, 2013 In Social movement news

“Criminalizing and penalizing homeless people for carrying out life-sustaining activities in public because there is nowhere to go is a problem across the EU” said Rina Beers, President of FEANTSA today at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Homeless people in Hungary: a call for solidarity

Published in Thursday September 19th, 2013 In Social movement news

The Hungarian government has taken a series of actions against homeless people over the past three years. These ordinances, laws and local actions seriously violate the dignity of thousands of citizens living in poverty. While hardly taking any positive and sustainable measures to ensure the social rights of Hungary’s most vulnerable citizens, the government’s approach to poverty and homelessness has been predominantly punitive.

Half the families hit by bedroom tax ‘now in debt’

Published in Thursday September 19th, 2013 In In the media

The Guardian: More than half of families hit by the bedroom tax have been pushed into debt during the first three months of the policy, leading to calls from the country’s biggest housing groups for a retreat from the scheme.

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