We are thrilled to announce that Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, will be joining us as the featured guest for the 5th EPOCH Practice webinar.

Join us on 15 November 2024, at 3:00 PM CEST
Register by clicking here!

Mr. Rajagopal will lead a discussion on the key issues around decriminalising homelessness.

This event is organised in collaboration with Housing Rights Watch and María José Aldanas, Policy Officer at FEANTSA, opening the discussion.

During the event the Special Rapporteur will present, among others, the recent joint study “Breaking the cycle: Ending the criminalization of homelessness and poverty” (A/HRC/56/61/Add.3) which calls upon States and local governments to repeal vagrancy laws and legislation penalizing life-sustaining activities in public spaces, such as sleeping, living, begging or undertaking informal economic activities in public spaces.

There will also be a Q&A session to engage directly with our speakers.