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  • Marion Sandner

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and International Movement ATD Fourth World v. Belgium:  drawing a red line against begging bans and the stigmatisation of people living in poverty

October 20, 2026

By Marion Sandner In August 2026, the European Committee of Social Rights published its decision in the case FIDH and ATD Fourth World v. Belgium (Complaint No. 233/2023). The two complainant organisations sought the Committee in relation to hundreds of municipal regulations that prohibit or restrict begging in Belgium, with a particular impact on Roma […]