Hungary's parliament have passed a law allowing local municipalities to prohibit rough sleeping, a move rights campaigners say criminalises homelessness. The new law claims to protect "public order, security, health, and cultural value" and empowers local authorities to designate areas as out-of-bounds for homeless people, as well as evict people living in huts or shacks. Offenders can be punished with community service, fines or even imprisonment. ...You have just read an article categorized health
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