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Tag Archives: Water and Sanitation
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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Law Center Spurs Human Rights Breakthrough in Sacramento
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
Sacramento’s Homeless People Being Heard Loud and Clear
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
UN to Sacramento: You’re Violating Human Rights of Homeless People
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
Posted in Civil Rights, Housing, Human Rights
Tagged Human Rights, United Nations, Water and Sanitation
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When There’s No Alternative (Part II)
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
Posted in Civil Rights, Human Rights
Tagged Civil Rights, Human Rights, United Nations, Water and Sanitation
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When There’s No Alternative: Rights to Water & Sanitation
What’s something we do each day, but rarely think about, let alone discuss in public? Going to the bathroom. But when you’re homeless or poor, what most people take for granted can be a huge challenge, even a life-altering decision. … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights
Tagged Civil Rights, global, Human Rights, United Nations, Water and Sanitation
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