Tag Archives: United Nations

The Dirty Divide in Downtown Los Angeles: A Call for Public Health Equity and Human Rights in Skid Row

Posted on April 17, 2013 by homelessnesslaw

As a new father, I’m dealing with a lot of crap on a daily basis, literally. When I go out, I always have to think about bringing along a diaper bag, just in case our daughter decides it’s time to … Continue reading →

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Criminalization of homelessness – local impact, global issue

Posted on April 8, 2013 by homelessnesslaw

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 →

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Posted on May 14, 2012 by homelessnesslaw

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 →

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Law Center Spurs Human Rights Breakthrough in Sacramento

Posted on March 15, 2012 by homelessnesslaw

The Law Center and its local allies have achieved an important milestone on behalf of homeless campers in Sacramento. For well over a year, campers have been forced to transport bags full of waste on a bicycle to a public … Continue reading →

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Sacramento’s Homeless People Being Heard Loud and Clear

Posted on February 8, 2012 by homelessnesslaw

We hope you’ve been following  our work to protect the human rights of Sacramento’s homeless people.   A UN expert wrote a letter last week warning Mayor Kevin Johnson that the city’s systematic elimination of bathrooms and clean water sources near … Continue reading →

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UN to Sacramento: You’re Violating Human Rights of Homeless People

Posted on February 6, 2012 by homelessnesslaw

The Law Center and its local allies have won a big victory on behalf of homeless campers in Sacramento.  For well over a year, campers have been forced to transport bags full of waste on a bicycle to a public … Continue reading →

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UN: Criminalization Laws Violate Human Rights

Posted on November 8, 2011 by homelessnesslaw

On October 28, I had the opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking meeting between U.N. officials; leaders of NGOs; and members of the U.S. State Department, Department of Justice (DOJ), and HUD to discuss the criminalization of homelessness and poverty … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Cry for Justice, Finally Heard

Posted on August 24, 2011 by homelessnesslaw

As I graduated from law school back in 2004, my women’s rights classes were abuzz with the preparations for the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of the Castle Rock v. Gonzales case. Little did I suspect that the case, which had … Continue reading →

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National Forum on the Human Right to Housing

Posted on May 4, 2011 by homelessnesslaw

The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing, to be held June 7-8 at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Washington, D.C., couldn’t come at a better time. There’s an obvious disconnect between Washington rhetoric and the American story.  As … Continue reading →

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When There’s No Alternative (Part II)

Posted on March 8, 2011 by homelessnesslaw

My father immigrated to this country as a refugee following World War II, believing, as many did, and continue to do, that the awful conditions he experienced in refugee camps would be left behind in the Old World. The poem … Continue reading →

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