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    Which Way, L.A.?

    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 . An investigator who visited last year found that the city was evicting homeless people from "tent cities" and denying them access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Mayor Kevin Johnson has been warned by the United Nations that Sacramento may be violating the Declaration of Human Rights. An investigator who visited last year found that the city was evicting homeless people from "tent cities" and denying them access to safe drinking water and sanitation. We speak with a man who's taken it upon himself to haul human waste away from a tent city in plastic bags, so residents — especially women — can relieve themselves with a modicum of dignity. We also hear from a homeless advocate and from one of the organizers of the UN inspection.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Steve Watters

      Safe Ground Sacramento

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      Tim Buckley

      homeless man

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      Eric Tars

      National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    UN Says Sacramento Violating Human Rights of Homeless
    1. 0:00LAUSD Superintendant Addresses Miramonte Scandal
    2. 11:46UN Says Sacramento Violating Human Rights of HomelessYou’re reading this
    3. 27:23What's the Real Truth about the War in Afghanistan?
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