Homelessness and human rights
Media and commentary on our work to protect and strengthen human rights for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
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Homeless women: #metoo and the need to look beyond rough sleepers
The recent City of Sydney Street Count found that the number of people sleeping rough in inner Sydney has decreased by 24 percent compared to the same time last year. That translates to 100 less people sleeping on the streets. In many respects, this is an extraordinary result – the largest reduction in rough sleeping…
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Proposed homelessness laws heavy-handed and counter-productive
The NSW Government’s proposed new laws to give police more power to forcibly evict homeless people from public spaces are heavy-handed and an ineffective way of dealing with homelessness in the inner city. ‘There are over 400 rough sleepers in the city on any given night, and these laws will affect all of them,’ said…