Introduction
Criminalization of homelessness will be in the international
spotlight as hundreds of advocates join top
government officials from the United States in Geneva,
Switzerland, October 17-18, 2013, for the Human Rights
Committee (HRC) Hearing on U.S. compliance with
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR). As a result of strategic advocacy by the National
Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (the Law
Center), not only will the government be held accountable

On 13 June 2014, Housing Rights Watch, along with Fondation Abbe Pierre and FEANTSA organized an expert workshop to talk about housing solutions for homeless people in Europe.

Presentation on alternative housing made by N.Bernard at the Housing rights watch

expert workshop in madrid on the 13th of june 2014

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Presentation of the changing housing systems of europe made by christophe andré

at the housing rights watch expert workshop in madrid 13 june 2014.

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Presentation of the community land trusts work in general and in Bruxelles made at the housing

rights watch expert workshop in Madrid 13 june 2014

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Human Rights Watch Report. 

Hopeful home purchases during Spain’s economic boom have turned into a nightmare of foreclosures, evictions, and over-indebtedness amid the economic crisis.

The Welsh Assembly has agreed a motion to call for the abolition of the bedroom tax.

See full article here... http://m.insidehousing.co.uk/7003656.article

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/legal/homeless-mother-appeals-housing-waiting-list-ban/7002234.article

Source: Inside Housing

A homeless mother is appealing a landmark court decision allowing a local authority to use powers under the Localism Act to strike her off the housing register.

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing analyses the ruling paradigm of housing policies that focus on housing finance as the main means of promoting homeownership. The report assesses the impact of prevalent housing finance policies on the right to adequate housing of those living in poverty. The Special Rapporteur concludes that the full realization of the right to adequate