In this Ruff Instutute of Global Homelessness webinar, distinguished panel — Samantha Blondeau (they/them), Senior Research Assistant at Research for Social Change Lab; Gabriela Valentín Díaz (ella/she), Staff Attorney at EarthRights International and Wilmy Dessalines, Masters of Law student at University of Miami led a discussion about criminalization of homelessness in the Caribbean and North America and how practitioners can approach decriminalization of homelessness in their local contexts.
Decriminalization of Global Homelessness
Year: 2025
Resource Type:
Report
Video
Report
Video
Themes:
Cost of Exclusion
Courts Systems
Fees and Fines
Human Rights
#PoorNotGuilty
Torture
Use of Public Spaces
Cost of Exclusion
Courts Systems
Fees and Fines
Human Rights
#PoorNotGuilty
Torture
Use of Public Spaces
Region:
Latin America & the Caribbean
North America
Latin America & the Caribbean
North America
Country(ies):
Canada
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
United States
Canada
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
United States
People Groups:
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Children & Young People
Duty Bearers
Elderly People
Human Rights Defenders
LGBTQIA+ persons
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People who use Drugs
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
People experiencing Poverty
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Children & Young People
Duty Bearers
Elderly People
Human Rights Defenders
LGBTQIA+ persons
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People who use Drugs
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
People experiencing Poverty
Approach:
Advocacy
Law Reform
Policy Reform
Advocacy
Law Reform
Policy Reform
Campaign Partner:
Ruff Institute of Global Homelessness
Ruff Institute of Global Homelessness