The Homelessness Law Blog from the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty reported on two noteworthy victories. First, the New Jersey Coalition for the Homeless have won for those living in Tent City, Lakewood, New Jersey. Second, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has requested information from the U.S. government about criminalization of homelessness in the United States.

To read more about the Tent City, visit The Tent City Project Blog or The Tent City, NJ website. To read more about criminalization of homelessness see:

• U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: Housing, Services and Partnerships – A Successful Combination to End Street Homelessness
• Additional articles on criminalization of homelessness
• Additional articles on criminalization of homelessness and human rights
• Additional documents on criminalization of homelessness and human rights from the United Nations