A homless person sleeping in a metro station under a poster with directions to shelters, soup kitchens and showers. At the beginning of 2013, the Parliament of Hungary passed a law that essentially criminalized homelessness. Advocates for the homeless assert that the law is designed to fine and/or imprison street people in the event they refuse to be moved to shelters. With an estimated 10,000 homeless people in Budapest, and with shelters able to accommodate only some 6000 people, at least 4000 homeless were left at the mercy of police and the elements over the past winter.

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