Trump Deploys Troops To Clear Homeless Encampments In D.C.
Advocates are condemning President Trump’s deployment of federal troops and threats to arrest unhoused people in Washington, D.C.| Invisible People
Burkina Faso's military junta has banned homosexuality three years after overthrowing the nation's former government. The 71 unelected members of the junta parliament approved the law Monday, which now awaits the signature of President Ibrahim Traoré, a former army captain who seized power after two coups in 2022. The specifics of the ban have not been revealed — whether it applies to same-sex sexual relations or any LGBTQ+ identity broadly. “The law provides for a prison sentence rangin...| Advocate.com
A New ‘Civility Ordinance’ Makes Swaths of Houston Permanently Off Limits to Homeless People—Pushing Poverty Out of Sight, Not Out of Existence Houston’s dystopian-sounding “civility ordinance” has been extended so that several areas of downtown are now off limits to … Continue reading →| Invisible People
New Report Shows California Spent Billions Criminalizing Homelessness While Leaving Tens of Thousands Still on the Streets California isn’t tough on homelessness. It’s tough on homeless people. A new report highlighted by PBS shows that of the 52,000 unsheltered people … Continue reading →| Invisible People
Patrick Hogan’s Rare Victory Shows Unhoused Californians Can Hold Public Agencies Accountable and Why it Shouldn’t Be So Rare Patrick Hogan woke to the sound of voices—sharp, urgent, and close. Flashlights tore through the darkness. “Turn those damn things down,” … Continue reading →| Invisible People
Advocates Warn the Decision Removes One of the Last Accountability Tools Protecting Unhoused People from Escalating Brutality Unsheltered homeless people are over-policed and under-protected, a combination that often leads to police brutality. In the wake of an uptick in anti-homeless … Continue reading →| Invisible People
Advocates are condemning President Trump’s deployment of federal troops and threats to arrest unhoused people in Washington, D.C.| Invisible People
While Cities Pass Laws That Punish Homelessness, Los Angeles Opens a Harm Reduction Campus Built on Dignity and Care People experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles with a substance use disorder have a new compassionate treatment option, according to reports. This … Continue reading →| Invisible People
“You can’t arrest yourself out of homelessness,” Donald Whitehead ED @NCH| National Coalition for the Homeless
The Supreme Court dealt a blow to a precedent that had prevented cities from punishing homeless people when no shelter is available.| Invisible People
From a legislative perspective, it is illegal to be homeless in virtually every state in the USA, except for two - Oregon and Wyoming.| Invisible People
The criminalization of homelessness and internment camps disturbingly echo WWII camps and will not help solve the homelessness crisis.| Invisible People
Portland's Mayor Ted Wheeler proposes fining or jailing homeless people who decline available shelter, sparking controversy about its implications.| Invisible People
Trump signs two executive orders aimed at “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” that will actually make our cities more dangerous for residents who are poor. WASHINGTON, D.C. – […] The post Trump administration issues executive orders that fundamentally misrepresent homelessness first appeared on National Coalition for the Homeless.| National Coalition for the Homeless
We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the increasing use of criminal law without due process guarantees, the... The post El Salvador: Stop the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders and the Dismantling of the Rule of Law appeared first on WOLA.| WOLA
Our new open book will revolve around the tenuous concept of crime (as a limit) in light of: – the lives and works of artists & philosophers subjected to criminalisation/persecution ̵…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
As lawmakers push harsher drug policies under the guise of public safety, homeless people are being increasingly criminalized.| Invisible People
Sacramento has increased arrests of unhoused people fueling a cycle of incarceration and homelessness that’s devastating and expensive.| Invisible People
Inspections have found repeated violations of federal standards at GEO Group’s Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility.| The Appeal
The HALT Fentanyl Act promises to curb drug use, but history shows it will worsen overdose rates and disproportionately punish homeless people.| Invisible People
San Jose’s proposed “Responsibility to Shelter” policy would allow police to arrest homeless people who refuse shelter offers.| Invisible People
A report by the Chiapas Support Committee The Zapatistas have maintained autonomous self-government in their territories in Chiapas ever since the successful and unexpected uprising of 1994. Last year, for the third or fourth time since that uprising, the Zapatistas...| Chiapas Support Committee
In the two months since the court's decision in Grants Pass, an analysis by The Appeal finds that dozens of municipalities have passed or proposed new camping bans that levy the possibility of fines, tickets, or jail time against unhoused residents. More are sure to follow.| theappeal.org
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. Under the ruling, localities will be able to arrest, ticket, and fine people for sleeping outdoors on […]| National Alliance to End Homelessness
The Appeal contacted more than 120 prosecutors and city attorneys to ask if they’ll file criminal cases against campus Palestine protesters.| theappeal.org
