The Criminalization of Homelessness and Mental Health in the United States: Submission to UN Special Rapporteurs

The National Homelessness Law Center, Human Rights Clinic of the University of Miami School of Law, and partners have submitted a report to the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing focused on the criminalization of homelessness and mental health in the United States.

File name : 2023.09.19_-Criminalization-of-Homelessness-and-Mental-Health-in-US_Joint-SR-Report-Tamar-Ezer.pdf

Year: 2023
Resource Type:
Submission/Statements
Themes:
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Courts
Human Rights
Petty Offences
#PoorNotGuilty
Public Health
Use of Public Spaces
Region:
North America
Country(ies):
United States
People Groups:
Children & Youth
Detainees
Disabilities
Drug Users
Elderly
Homeless
LGBTQIA+ persons
Migrants/Refugees
Poor
Racial/Ethnic/Religious/Caste Minorities
Sex Workers
Women
Approach:
Advocacy
Law Reform
Research
Policy
Campaign Partner:
Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
National Homelessness Law Center