Eric Tars

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

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Human Rights Program Director for the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty in Washington, DC

Eric Tars on KCRW

Mayor Kevin Johnson has been warned by the United Nations that  Sacramento may be violating the Declaration of Human Rights .

UN Says Sacramento Violating Human Rights of Homeless

Mayor Kevin Johnson has been warned by the United Nations that Sacramento may be violating the Declaration of Human Rights .

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