August 2015 - The US government has declared that it is unconstitutional to pass measures that criminalise the life-sustaining activities of people who are homeless.  Thanks in large part to the campaigning and education activities of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (http://www.nlchp.org) at the United Nations, the government has recognised that criminalisation measures including bans on sitting, lying, camping, etc., in fact violate human rights.  This is pertinent to EU countries as well, since these measures violate human rights foun

Presentation by Tristia Bauman (tbauman@nlchp.org), Senior Attorney, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Washington, D.C.

On November 10, 2014 the Decisions on the Merits were published for two Collective Complaints against The Netherlands. The first complaint was submitted by FEANTSA and deals with access criteria and availability of shelter for homeless people in the Netherlands. The second complaint was submitted by the Conference of European Churches and deals with access to shelter and basic amenities (water, food, clothing) for undocumented migrants.

École Nationale Supérieure
d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville
60 boulevard de la Villette
75019 PARIS
Metro line 2 : Belleville or Colonel Fabien

Thursday 18 june 2015 - 9:00 to 17:00

9:00 Registration

9:15 Welcome from Ian Brossat , Deputy Mayor of Paris, responsible for housing and emergency shelter

9:30 Does challenging measures that criminalise homelessness work? What lessons from the USA and Canada for lawyers and NGOs in Europe?

Decided on 16 December 2014

Relevant Articles:   Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (against torture, and "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment") and Article 8 of the Convention (right to respect for their family life and/or their home)

Decided on 16 January 2014

Relevant Articles: Article 41 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

In the case Ceesay Ceesay and Others v.

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.

Virginia Beach, which on Monday broke ground on apartments in Bayside for previously homeless adults and is designing a resource center on Witchduck Road for the homeless, doesn't want them on the benches on the Boardwalk.

Armrests have been installed on 15 benches between 18th and 20th streets to keep people from stretching out during the day. It's a misdemeanor to sleep on public property between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., as The Pilot's Stacy Parker reported Sunday.

Some links to the current swedish debate on begging and homelessness among EU-migrants in Sweden.

http://www.socialpolitik.com/tiggeri-vardighet-politik/

http://www.svt.se/nyheter/sverige/hatsk-debatt-om-tiggeri-i-agenda

http://www.dn.se/debatt/darfor-bor-vi-gora-det-forbjudet-att-ge-till-tig...