The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) has published its concluding observations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Netherlands.
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UN Committee calls on the Netherlands to end the Criminalisation of Homelessness and Strengthen the Right to Housing
New Report by Radboud Law Clinic Highlights Criminalisation of Homelessness in the Netherlands
The Radboud Law Clinic has published a compelling legal analysis for the Straat Consulaat entitled “Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Homelessness through Regulation and Policy.” This report sheds light on how certain laws and regulations in the Netherlands contribute to the stigmatisation and criminalisation of people experiencing homelessness.
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Policy Brief: Ending the Criminalisation of Homelessness in Europe
Across Europe, an estimated 1.2 million people are homeless. Many are forced to sleep on the streets, unable to access adequate housing or basic support. This figure, rising steadily since 2008, reflects a deepening housing crisis and growing inequalities, which disproportionately affect the most vulnerable, including young people, women, and even children.
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Policy Brief: Ending the Criminalisation of Homelessness in Europe
Across Europe, an estimated 1.2 million people are homeless. Many are forced to sleep on the streets, unable to access adequate housing or basic support. This figure, rising steadily since 2008, reflects a deepening housing crisis and growing inequalities, which disproportionately affect the most vulnerable, including young people, women, and even children.
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Johnson v. Grants Pass: A Major Setback, But Not the Last Word in Criminalization of Homelessness in the U.S.
By Eric Tars
Senior Policy Director of the National Homelessness Law Center
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Sliding Fast Down the Slippery Slope of Criminalisation of Poverty in Strugurel Ion Dian against Denmark
This article was first published on Strasbourg Observers on October 29, 2024, and we are grateful for their permission to share it here, with full attribution. This is the link to the original publication.
By Sarah Ganty
FNRS Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLouvain
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Criminalisation of homelessness in Europe
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Dian v. Denmark. Application no: 44002/22. [21.05.2024]
Date: 21.5.2024
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
Legal basis: Article 8-1, Respect for private life
Subject: Applicant sentenced to twenty days' imprisonment for begging on a pedestrian street in Copenhagen. Article 8 not applicable; inadmissible
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FIDH and ATD - Fourth World v. Belgium. Collective Complaint No. 233/2023
Date: The complaint was registered on 1 December 2023.
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe – European Committee of Social Rights
Country: Belgium
Legal basis: It relates to Article 16 (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection), Article 30 (the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion) and Article E (non-discrimination) in conjunction with the relevant provisions of the revised European Social Charter.
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FEANTSA and FIDH v. France. Collective complaint No. 224/2023
Date: The complaint was registered on 3 April 2023.
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe – European Committee of Social Rights
Country: France
Legal basis: It concerns Articles 1 (the right to work), 11 (the right to protection of health), 30 (the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion), 31 (the right to housing) and E (non-discrimination) in conjunction with the aforementioned provisions of the revised European Social Charter.
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