For the U.S. review by the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Miami Law Human Rights Clinic, National Homelessness Law Center, and partners submitted a shadow report on racial injustice in homelessness and housing, highlighting the criminalization of homelessness. To further engage in advocacy with the Committee in Geneva, a factsheet was developed based on the report.
Factsheet: Racial injustice in Housing and Homelessness in the United States

Year: 2022
Resource Type:
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Submission/Statements
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Submission/Statements
Themes:
#PoorNotGuilty
Human Rights
Use of Public Spaces
#PoorNotGuilty
Human Rights
Use of Public Spaces
Region:
North America
North America
Country(ies):
United States
United States
People Groups:
Homeless
Poor
Racial/Ethnic/Religious/Caste Minorities
Women
Homeless
Poor
Racial/Ethnic/Religious/Caste Minorities
Women
Approach:
Advocacy
Policy
Advocacy
Policy
Campaign Partner:
Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
National Homelessness Law Center
Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
National Homelessness Law Center