"Plans for Tearing Down the Shanties": Ombudsman Urges a Carefully Considered Rule of Law Solution

Date of article: 05/03/2014

Daily News of: 05/03/2014

Country:  Hungary

Author: Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary

Article language: en

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights reiterates his position already set out in previous inquiries that living in public space shall not serve as an excuse not to comply with the rules; however, the legal title for the authorities' action against homeless people being in a vulnerable situation and the method of its implementation are of fundamental importance in a state under the rule of law. According to László Székely, a solution for the problems caused by the shanties of homeless people, set up illegally a long time ago, can only be sought in co-operation with those concerned and the social profession, in parallel with providing real help and sufficient time.

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