Date of the decision: 4 September 2018
Jurisdiction: United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit
Country: United States
Subject: The case challenged Boise, Idaho’s ban on sleeping in public.
Date of the decision: 4 September 2018
Jurisdiction: United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit
Country: United States
Subject: The case challenged Boise, Idaho’s ban on sleeping in public.
The latest amendment to the Hungarian Constitution, which forbids living in public spaces, clearly violates the spirit of numerous international human rights treaties to which Hungary is a signatory.
Homelessness is an unacceptable violation of fundamental human rights and dignity. Nobody should have to live on the streets, but to outlaw those who have no options for a place to live is a clear violation of human rights.
The number of people sleeping rough in England has more than doubled from 1,768 in 2010 to 4,751 in 2017. The number of prosecutions under the Vagrancy Act 1824 increased from 1510 in 2006-07 to 2365 in 2015-16.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Imagine a world where it is illegal to sit down. Could you survive if there were no place you were allowed to fall asleep, to store your belongings, or to stand still? For most of us, these scenarios seem unrealistic to the point of being ludicrous. But, for homeless people across America, these circumstances are an ordinary part of daily life.