Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty & Status
@DecrimPS
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A global coalition of organisations that advocate for the review and repeal of laws that target people based on poverty, status or activism.
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Joined January 2016
In January 2025, Kenya decriminalised attempted suicide... but, why was it criminalised in the first place and what did the judge say? Find out in this explainer video about a case supported by @DecrimPS and its members @capmhkenya, @ICJKenya & @Follow_SALC
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@DecrimPS partners @ASF_NGO, @FEANTSA & @Fondation_AP are really excited to invite you to their webinar on the 'Decriminalization of Homelessness in Europe'. Thurs, Dec 19 11:00 to 12:30 (GMT+1) REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: #DecrimPoverty #DecrimStatus
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: The criminalisation of women in poverty: Case study on sex work in the Netherlands WO=MEN's campaign side event Thursday 28 November - 5.00-6.30pm CET Amsterdam Law Hub, Uni of Amsterdam #DecrimPoverty #DecrimStatus
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RT @rachaelmwiks: Hi comrades & colleagues, we need URGENT SOLIDARITY RESPONSE to push for release of our comrade @bonifacemwangi .He is…
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OUT NOW! A Practitioner's Guide on 'A human rights-based approach to criminal law, including the decriminalization of conduct associated with poverty and status' DOWNLOAD: #DecrimPoverty #DecrimStatus #DecrimActivism
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@DecrimPS partners @amnesty launch report “Everybody has two lives or phones here. The devasting impact of criminalization on digital spaces for LGBTQ people in Uganda”. Wednesday 23 October at 11am (EAT, UTC+3) #DecrimStatus
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Our latest Digest is out now || Notre dernier Bulletin est disponible - #DecrimPoverty #DecrimStatus #DecrimActivism
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RT @ICFJ: Allegations against @AfUncensored, co-founded by @ICFJKnight award winner @johnallannamu, are an attempt to silence an important…
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RT @hopebehindbar: Is our right to assemble under threat? Recent warnings and arrests of citizens calling for peaceful protests are alarmin…
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RT @Follow_SALC: Importance of judicial independance: In any society, marginalised groups will always exist that Parliament does not repres…
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RT @Follow_SALC: In Mzuzu, a legal case was brought by 25 immigrants who were unlawfully detained at Mzuzu Prison. They were represented by…
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RT @PrisonInsiderFr: Maroc. Hicham Mansouri est journaliste. Il est incarcéré en 2015 sur la base de fausses accusations. Il nous raconte s…
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RT @LawyersofAfrica: PALU, EALS, and SADC-LA publish the following statement regarding threats to the independence of the legal profession…
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New research from @DecrimPS campaign member, @amnesty: Europe: Under Protected and Over Restricted: The state of the right to protest in 21 European countries #DecrimActivism
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UN experts call for Governments to urgently scrap unfair laws criminalising homelessness and poverty #DecrimPoverty #DecrimStatus
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RT @AmnestyKenya: We are deeply outraged by the arbitrary arrest of peaceful protestors during this #OccupyParliamant protest. Today, the @…
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Join @adequatehousing, @srpoverty, @DecrimPS and expert speakers for the virtual @UN_HRC side event: Breaking the Cycle: ending the criminalisation of homelessness and poverty Connect on Tuesday June 25 @ 15h CET via: #DecrimPoverty #DecrimStatus
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RT @ChidiOdinkalu: Pls find time tomorrow to join @donalddeya of @LawyersofAfrica; @TamukaKagoro77 of @OpenSociety; @orjiamachinedu; @AOEgh…
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African Parliamentarians are increasingly enacting Conservative laws that are largely anti-rights... who's behind this trend? Campaign member @Follow_SALC sheds light on this disturbing trend. #DecrimPoverty #DecrimStatus #DecrimActivism
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As part of @DecrimPS efforts, campaign members @ICwS_SAS & @ICJ_org recently held an Africa regional consultation on a human rights-based approach to decriminalise poverty, homelessness and status in Kenya. Read more: #DecrimPoverty
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