By Mariann Dósa and Éva Tessza Udvarhelyi , A Város Mindenkié (The City is for All),
Budapest, Hungary
avarosmindenkie@gmail.com
The increasing criminalization of homelessness in Hungary
Changing the Paradigm: Addressing the Criminalization of Homelessness in the United States through the UN Human Rights Committee Review
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
Criminalisation of homelessness in Germany
Homeless in Germany given the boot
The number of people sleeping rough in Germany has gone up significantly in Germany in the last few years.But local governments and businesses are stepping up measures to keep them out of city centers.
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Banning homeless in public transport in Poland
Banning homeless from public transport in Poland.
http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/warszawa/bezdomni-w-komunikacji-miejskiej-problem-nie-do-rozwiazania/cb8fe
Presentation on human rights in Spain
Presentation given at FEANTSA's Study Session in March 2014 - Prevention of youth homelessness through access to social rights. This presentation highlights examples of changes in legislation and recent activism to ensure respect and promotion of human rights in Spain in the context of the economic crisis and the imposition of the government's austerity measures. In 2014, Caritas Espagne established a special unit to address the legal issues faced by people living in increasingly difficult circumstances, particularly those who have been made homeless or are at risk of homelessness due to
Late Modernity, Structural Violence and the Collective Memory: Tools for Understanding the "Social Harm" of Homelessness, Mean Streets: Epilogue
Mean Streets: Late Modernity, Structural Violence and the Collective Memory: Tools for Understanding the "Social Harm" of Homelessness
Social Organisations, Legal Services and Strategic Litigation: Fighting against Homelessness from a Rights-Based Approach, Mean Streets: Chapter 14
Mean Streets: Social Organisations, Legal Services and Strategic Litigation: Fighting against Homelessness from a Rights-Based Approach
The Role of the University in Promoting Access to Legal Rights for People Living in Social Exclusion - The Experience from the "dret al dret" Project, Mean Streets: Chapter 11
Mean Streets: The Role of the University in Promoting Access to Legal Rights for People Living in Social Exclusion - The Experience from the "dret al dret" Project
Applying a Human Rights – Based Approach to Homelessness – from Theory to Practice, Mean Streets: Chapter 1
Mean Streets: Chapter 1
Applying a Human Rights – Based Approach to Homelessness – from Theory to Practice
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