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Tag Archives: Human Rights
The 2015 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing
Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25 marked the Law Center’s two-day National Forum on the Human Right to Housing, hosted by the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center in Washington, D.C. The event gathered organizers, attorneys and legal service providers, … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Youth, Civil Rights, Criminalization, Domestic Violence, Housing, Human Rights, Race, Veterans
Tagged homelessness, Housing, Human Rights
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Housing & Homelessness Addressed At Global Review of U.S. Human Rights Record
On Monday, May 11, the U.N. Human Rights Council reviewed the U.S. for compliance with its human rights obligations as part of the U.S.’s second Universal Periodic Review. Thanks to advocacy by the Law Center and others, several countries raised … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalization, Housing, Human Rights
Tagged Bryan Greene, homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, periodic review, U.N.
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Criminalization of homelessness – local impact, global issue
As the economic crisis continues at the bottom end of the income spectrum, the past week has brought two victories worth noting, from the most humble of tent encampments to the marble halls of the U.N.’s Palais Wilson in Geneva. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Human Rights
Tagged criminalization, Human Rights, tent cities, United Nations
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Looking Back: A Milestone Year for Homeless Advocacy
The year 2012 was an important milestone for the Law Center, as we marked the 25th anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Act—the first federal legislation to address homelessness—for which our founder and executive director was a primary advocate. But while great … Continue reading
Homelessness & Human Rights Day
December 10 is Human Rights Day, a global day of recognition of the basic rights that are fundamental to all human beings. At the Law Center, we’re taking the opportunity to update our report card on U.S. compliance with the … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Human Rights
Tagged Housing, Human Right to Housing, Human Rights, PTFA
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Domestic Violence a Leading Cause of Homelessness for Women and Youth
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and it’s an important occasion for anyone concerned about homelessness. As we note below, domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness—for women, in particular, as well as unaccompanied youth. For many, the only … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Violence
Tagged Domestic Violence, homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, sexual violence, women's rights
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First Read: Homeless Bill of Rights, Job Training for Homeless Vets, More
Rhode Island’s Homeless Bill of Rights Mother Jones has today’s first word on the civil rights of homeless people. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Law Center and the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, Governor Lincoln Chafee is … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Human Rights, Veterans
Tagged Civil Rights, homelessness, Human Rights, veterans
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Equity, Prosperity, and the American Identity
“People need to live somewhere, and in the absence of other shelter, that will be in public,” said Maria Foscarinis, speaking Monday on a panel discussing the inequities of access to housing and urban poverty. The founder and executive director … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Human Rights
Tagged domestic policy, homelessness, Housing, Human Rights
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April Showers Bring May Flowers
As the early spring’s plantings start to blossom in my yard, I’ve also been appreciating that the seeds for the human right to housing, some planted years ago, have also started to bloom. In early April, the U.S. Interagency Council … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights
Tagged criminalization, domestic policy, HEARTH Act, Housing, Human Rights, United Nations, Water and Sanitation
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Time to Finish the Job
When I first came to Washington DC to organize a campaign for a federal response to homelessness, I never dreamt that, decades later, I’d still be fighting to end homelessness. In 1986, when I started going to Capitol Hill to … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Human Rights
Tagged Civil Rights, homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, McKinney-Vento Act
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