Monthly Archives: November 2010

Thanksgiving Hunger

Posted on November 24, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

With Thanksgiving now just hours away, most Americans are busy preparing for their most elaborate meal of the year.  Conversations at home and around the office are focused on food; we’re all talking about pie recipes or that timeless canned-versus-fresh-cranberry … Continue reading →

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Women’s Rights are Human Rights

Posted on November 18, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

Today, Senator Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, held the first hearing in eight years on the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW, … Continue reading →

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The Injustice of Veteran Homelessness

Posted on November 10, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

I have a friend, Al, who served in the U.S. military for several years. This was decades ago, but he can often be seen wearing a VFW jacket or a ball cap commemorating one of the wars in which he … Continue reading →

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Our Work at Home is Just Beginning

Posted on November 9, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

“While our work in Geneva is done, our work here at home is just beginning.” Eric Tars, human rights program director at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has just returned to the U.S. from the United Nations … Continue reading →

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U.S. Response to Human Rights Review Disappointing

Posted on November 5, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

An update from the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva – Other countries are demanding that the United States take a rights-based approach to issues like housing and education. More than 3/4 of Americans believe that housing is a human right, … Continue reading →

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Live from Geneva! Day 4

Posted on November 5, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

This morning was the main event at the Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, where the U.S. is being held accountable to its human rights obligations by the Human Rights Council. You can watch a webcast … Continue reading →

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Live from Geneva! Day 3

Posted on November 4, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

The United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) holds the U.S. accountable to its human rights obligations. Day 3 continued important testimony on human rights violations taking place right now in the U.S., and other countries are clearly taking notice – … Continue reading →

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Live from Geneva! Day 2

Posted on November 3, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

The United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) holds the U.S. accountable to its human rights obligations. Today was the main event for housing rights issues in the UPR process. The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty’s own Eric Tars … Continue reading →

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Live from Geneva! Day 1

Posted on November 2, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

This week, Human Rights Program Director Eric Tars is in Geneva, Switzerland for meetings of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first ever Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States. The UPR holds the U.S. accountable to … Continue reading →

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