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

Marc Uhry

Head of Mission Europe, Fondation Abbé Pierre

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.

Dear readers,

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?

Diagnosis of the residential model and proposals for another housing policy.

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

Decided on 1 July 2014

Relevant Articles: Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms