Society attitudes towards the Human Rights of homeless people who consume the socalled drug “H”, in the canton of La Libertad (Ecuador) during Covid-19 times
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https://doi.org/10.53591/rug.v131i2.1368Keywords:
Human Rights, Covid-19, Violence, Drugs, Society, Human Beings, Street Situation, EcuadorAbstract
The global COVID-19 pandemic has deeply transformed our societies in every aspect, highly
impacting the lives of people who live under poverty lines. In Ecuador the scenario has
worsened for vulnerable populations, even though the legal Constitution establishes the rights
of personal integrity, people living on the streets have been left behind. In the Canton La
Libertad, the prevalence rate of the consumption of the so-called drug "H" has increased due
to the use of it by homeless located in the area of the Seafood Market-Calle Zona H.
The need to carry out an analysis of the situation has been identified as a response to the Covid19 health emergency. The study has shown the vulnerability in which they live as well as the
lack of access to guarantee of their rights as stated in the Constitution.
This has led them to higher poverty rates and unemployment, instability, lack of access to
health services, violence, and problematic dependence on alcohol and harmful substances.
Therefore, this analysis exposes the need of a comprehensive protection system, with an
approach and care to all its particularities, developed in a multidimensional way from the
Human Rights perspective.
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