Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas

The theoretical debates about the nature of water and its relationship with urban inequalities are analyzed to accentuate the importance of water as a social and cultural good, recognizing that people have right to Access to clean water in deprived urban, as is the case of north-west area of Tuxtla...

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Main Authors: Mayra Isuí Cruz Escobar, Elisa Cruz Rueda
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Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/2062
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description The theoretical debates about the nature of water and its relationship with urban inequalities are analyzed to accentuate the importance of water as a social and cultural good, recognizing that people have right to Access to clean water in deprived urban, as is the case of north-west area of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas where there are inequalities in its access, health and sanitation. This article was carried out using a qualitative methodology, consulting primary and secondary sources. The objective was to contribute to the socio-legal analysis of the human right to clean water and sanitation from rights based approach, examining human rights principles such as equality, non-discrimination and participation as criteria that guide public policy decisions to contribute to the effective enjoyment of human rights. It is concluded that there must be a base of regulatory criteria for water and its sanitation that focus on addressing water as a social and cultural good and as a right to combat urban inequalities.   
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spelling doaj-art-4b31c59f4de0459cba136f0ddfb28e0d2025-08-20T02:50:52ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712024-11-0114610.35295/osls.iisl.2062Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasMayra Isuí Cruz Escobar0Elisa Cruz Rueda1Universidad Autónoma de ChiapasUniversidad Autónoma de Chiapas The theoretical debates about the nature of water and its relationship with urban inequalities are analyzed to accentuate the importance of water as a social and cultural good, recognizing that people have right to Access to clean water in deprived urban, as is the case of north-west area of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas where there are inequalities in its access, health and sanitation. This article was carried out using a qualitative methodology, consulting primary and secondary sources. The objective was to contribute to the socio-legal analysis of the human right to clean water and sanitation from rights based approach, examining human rights principles such as equality, non-discrimination and participation as criteria that guide public policy decisions to contribute to the effective enjoyment of human rights. It is concluded that there must be a base of regulatory criteria for water and its sanitation that focus on addressing water as a social and cultural good and as a right to combat urban inequalities.    https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/2062Access to clean water and sanitationhuman rightsurban inequalitiesdeprived urban areas
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Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Access to clean water and sanitation
human rights
urban inequalities
deprived urban areas
title Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
title_full Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
title_fullStr Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
title_full_unstemmed Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
title_short Challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
title_sort challenges of access to clean water and its sanitation from the human rights approach in deprived urban areas of tuxtla gutierrez chiapas
topic Access to clean water and sanitation
human rights
urban inequalities
deprived urban areas
url https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/2062
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