On 31 January 2023, the so-called 'Kasbarian-Bergé' bill aimed at "protecting housing against illegal occupation” was examined by the French Senate, where the conservative opposition holds a majority.  Although the bill was adopted on 2 February 2023 it still has to undergo a second reading by both chambers.

The text has at least three questionable dimensions from the perspective of the right to housing:

The criminalisation of homelessness is on the rise in Europe. Bans on begging, the 'cleansing' of public spaces or the installation of 'defensive' street furniture are just some of the practices increasingly used to restrict and deny the basic rights of some of society's most vulnerable citizens.

This training course is part of a series of capacity building activities addressed mainly to FEANTSA members in the framework of our Annual Programme. 

Housing Rights Watch organised this online event together with  Ricardo Ferreira and Ana Martins, AMI, Fundação de Assistência Médica Internacional.