News & Events

Results: 17
European Committee of Social Rights Condemns the Criminalisation of Poverty in Public Space
News
Criminalisation
France
Mar 9, 2026
UN Committee calls on the Netherlands to end the Criminalisation of Homelessness and Strengthen the Right to Housing
News
Criminalisation, Right to housing
The Netherlands
Oct 7, 2025
New Report by Radboud Law Clinic Highlights Criminalisation of Homelessness in the Netherlands
News
Criminalisation
The Netherlands
Apr 3, 2025
Policy Brief: Ending the Criminalisation of Homelessness in Europe
News
Criminalisation, Discrimination
France, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary
Dec 18, 2024
Bans on begging in 253 Belgian municipalities do not respect human rights
News
Criminalisation
Belgium
May 23, 2023
UN experts express concern to France over proposed anti-squatting law
News
Criminalisation
France
Apr 7, 2023
New UN resolution on adequate housing adopted
News
Criminalisation, Discrimination, Right to housing
Finland, France, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Spain, Germany
Jun 15, 2022
Amnesty report on the impact of Covid-19 restrictions
News
Criminalisation, Right to housing
Jun 2, 2022
New UK policing bill could have detrimental impact on the rights of people that are rough sleeping and of nomadic communities
News
Criminalisation, Cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Right to housing
United Kingdom
Mar 27, 2022
UK law criminalizing rough sleeping and begging, the Vagrancy act, is finally being scrapped
News
Criminalisation, Cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Right to housing
United Kingdom
Mar 26, 2022
Decriminalization of homelessness and extreme poverty
News
Criminalisation, Right to dignity
Nov 30, 2021
US: Court Says Cities Can’t Criminalize Sleeping Outside Absent Other Housing or Shelter Options
News
Criminalisation, Cruel inhuman and degrading treatment
United States of America
Sep 19, 2018
Denmark Takes a Step Closer to Criminalising Homelessness
News
Criminalisation
Denmark
Sep 15, 2018
Hungary latest amendment to the Constitution further criminalises rough sleeping
News
Criminalisation
Hungary
Jun 27, 2018
France: Fondation Abbé Pierre Launches Campaign against Anti-Homeless Measures
News
Bill of rights, Criminalisation
France
Dec 13, 2017
Municipal ordinance punishing begging cancelled by the Council of State in Italy
News
Criminalisation
Italy
Apr 8, 2017
An examination of the scale and impact of enforcement interventions on street homeless people in England and Wales
News
Bill of rights, Criminalisation
United Kingdom
Apr 6, 2017

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