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I Believe in Human Rights: The Right to Counsel for People Experiencing Homelessness

Published in Wednesday January 15th, 2014 In Opinion

2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark right to counsel case, Gideon v. Wainwright, which held that defendants facing serious criminal charges have a constitutional right to counsel at state expense if they cannot afford one. Since that decision, the Supreme Court extended the right to juveniles and expanded it to incorporate misdemeanor offenses that are punishable by incarceration. But the promise of Gideon remains unfulfilled.

Human Rights Report Card Gives U.S. Poor Grades on Housing

Published in Wednesday December 11th, 2013

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released its 2013 Human Right to Housing Report Card today, marked globally as human rights day, reviewing U.S. compliance with the human right to housing in the context of American homelessness over the past year. The report card found that while there were areas of improvement, much more needs to be done.

Slum Demolitions to Continue in Zimbabwe

Published in Thursday November 21st, 2013 In In the media

On the issue of violating human rights Matiza said the people who are illegally settled are not only violating their rights but also violating the rights of school children.

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Lands Commission halts eviction of squatters from disputed land

Published in Wednesday November 13th, 2013 In In the media

The National Land Commission (NLC) has stopped further evictions of squatters from land that is at the centre of a dispute between locals and a private developer in Mombasa. The 527 families have been embroiled in a dispute with the developer over ownership of the 135 acres since 2010.

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Hungary Cracks Down on Homelessness

Published in Wednesday October 2nd, 2013 In In the media

According to the regulations, large discarded items in public places are the property of those officially in charge of their removal. Those who are unauthorized to do so face fines and jail time – a rule that targets the many homeless trash collectors in the country.

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.

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.

Hungary is about to criminalise homelessness once again

Published in Wednesday September 11th, 2013 In Social movement news

The Minister of Interior proposed the modification of the Act on Petty Offences in April 2013 to allow local municipalities to penalize the use of public spaces for habitation in order to preserve public order, public safety, public health and cultural values. The law would also penalize the building of huts/shacks without permission. The parliamentary debate of the proposal started this week, and the final vote will most probably take place on September 23 or 24, 2013.

London Roma hit back at harrassment

Published in Wednesday September 11th, 2013 In Social movement news

Westminster City’s notorious attempts to ethnically-cleanse Roma from billionaire Park Lane may have begun to unravel last night when homeless London Roma spoke out at a meeting with a UN special rapporteur and gave evidence to a European Roma Rights Centre team.

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