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USA: “Moving away from the criminalization of homelessness, a step in the right direction”

Published in Monday April 23rd, 2012 In News

Three United Nations human rights experts on extreme poverty, housing, and water and sanitation welcomed a groundbreaking federal report in the United States of America which recognizes that the criminalization of homelessness may violate the human rights of homeless persons. The study by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and the U.S. Department of Justice condemns the criminalization of homelessness and recommends effective alternative practices and policies to reduce and prevent homelessness.

Better housing for those in need (USA)

Published in Monday April 23rd, 2012 In Opinion

April 23rd, 2012 Our opinion: The Albany Housing Authority is building new apartments and homes. The economics of housing work in favor of low-income families, for a welcome change. Good news on the housing front today, and a pleasant twist to the usual grim story of the 1 percent vs. the 99 percent. New housing is […]

UN says Israel destroys Palestinian Bedouin homes

Published in Monday April 23rd, 2012 In In the media

April 23rd, 2012 UN agencies in the occupied West Bank said on Sunday that Israel last week destroyed 21 homes of Palestinian Bedouin refugees, making 54 people including 35 children homeless. A joint statement from the refugee agency UNRWA and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs condemned the April 18 demolition of the […]

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EU condemns Palestinians’ eviction in east Jerusalem

Published in Monday April 23rd, 2012 In In the media

The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah condemned on Saturday the recent eviction of a Palestinian family from its east Jerusalem home, ahead of its inhabitation by Jewish settlers.

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Spain: Lives mortgaged by the crisis

Published in Thursday April 19th, 2012 In In the media

April 19th, 2012 After unemployment, and closely associated to it, housing evictions have become the most frightening face of the economic crisis in Spain, shooting up rates of poverty and social exclusion. The evictions of owners or tenants in debt last year recorded a record high, up nearly 22 percent over 2010, reaching 58 000 […]

Ramaphatle villagers escape eviction (Botswana)

Published in Thursday April 19th, 2012 In In the media

April 19th, 2012 Councillor Ofentse Mafoko informed the villagers, who had gathered at the Mmankgodi Kgotla, that they would no longer be evicted from their village because the land board had agreed to give them residential certificates. “The land board has decided that you be given residential plot certificates except in the case of five […]

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Homelessness among female veterans

Published in Wednesday April 18th, 2012 In In the media

April 16ht, 2012 The Veterans Affairs Department is in the middle of an ambitious five-year plan to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. It should make sure that this effort protects the vulnerable population of women, whose risks and needs can be far different from those of men. The number of female veterans has soared since 1990, […]

UN envoy condemns eviction of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem homes

Published in Wednesday April 18th, 2012 In In the media

April 18th, 2012 A senior United Nations official has condemned the eviction today of two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem and called for an end to such violations of international law.The eviction today follows a court case brought against the families by an Israeli association, according to a news release issued by […]

Free Webinar on the Rise of Tent Cities in the United States

Published in Tuesday April 17th, 2012 In Social movement news

April 17th, 2012 On Wednesday, May 2, the Law Center will host a free webinar previewing its upcoming report, “Welcome Home: The Rise of Tent Cities in the United States.” With homelessness and poverty at record levels, there have been increasing reports of homeless encampments emerging in virtually every state in the country. The response of municipalities has varied. […]

Evictions on the rise in the City (USA)

Published in Tuesday April 17th, 2012 In In the media

April 16, 2012 Eviction rates increased in all boroughs except Manhattan in 2011, but nowhere was the problem as bad as in the Bronx. There were 10,140 evictions carried out in the Bronx in 2011, a 17 percent increase over the prior year, according to data from city marshal reports. Citywide, evictions rose 7 percent […]