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:
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
People experiencing Poverty
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Women and Girls
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
People experiencing Poverty
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Women and Girls
Approach:
Advocacy
Policy Reform
Advocacy
Policy Reform
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