Sleeping rough in public areas is now against the law in Hungary.
The law change comes into force today and is a stronger version of a 2013 law that made rough sleeping a fineable offence.
The law was brought in by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, but the United Nations called it “cruel” insisting it goes against human rights.
It effectively outlaws living on the streets and was first approved by the Budapest parliament in June.
According to BBC News, the government says that allowing police to remove rough sleepers from public places is in the “interests of society as a whole”.
Tens of thousands of people are estimated to sleep rough in Hungary.
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