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  • Marion Sandner

FEANTSA and FIDH v France:  The European Committee of Social Rights’ signal of hope against the criminalisation of poverty

May 12, 2026

By Marion Sandner In its decision on 5 March 2026, in European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) v France, the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) effectively put its foot down for the rights of beggars, homeless people and others living in poverty in […]