Countr­y has seen a rise in homele­ssness in the past decade fuelle­d by fallou­t from global financ­ial crisis­PARIS: France is guilty of human rights abuses of homeless people and laws guaranteeing a home for all fail to protect the most vulnerable, a UN Special Rapporteur said on Friday. More than 12,000 people sleep rough on the streets of France, according to the national statistics body INSEE. In 2018, 566 homeless died nationwide, according to the charity Les Morts de la Rue which tracks homeless deaths. “Evictions that are happening throughout the country, in avariety of different contexts, are not happening in compliancewith international human rights law,” Farha told Reuters. “People are made to believe they will be catered for, but actually they’re given nothing.” Farha said many homeless people were not receiving elementary care.

Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2019 10:52 UTC