men and women living in extreme poverty should make us appreciate how the poorest of the poor, in their situation of extreme dependence and weakness, strive to resist the destruction of their dignity and to be upholders of human rights, in their own situation and by their own means. 159. All those who have been offended in their dignity have experienced the effects of man's temptation to gain power over his brother, and learned the limits to fraternity that are set by our communities. Beyond those limits, the fate of some is internment of all kinds; others are abandoned outside time and space - two facets of the same denial of fraternity and dignity. 160. Is it then possible to identify human rights violations in the ensnaring web of poverty? 2. The poverty trap and human rights 161. We should remember that the very poor are involved in a daily struggle. Poverty is not a static state but is made up of daily accumulations of privations, dependence and resistance to destruction and to self-destruction. 162. In order to show the need for a closer study of this complicated situation in the light of human rights, it is perhaps useful at this point to try to understand what Father Wresinski described as the "violence done to the poor", the "torture of poverty" and the "violation of hvunan rights". 163. He meant by this the torture of the daily concern not to dissatisfy those who have power over you; the torture of slum housing which destroys all family harmony; the torture of silence which forces the poor to let their minds wander in circles and to destroy themselves; the torture of contempt. 164. Poverty is violence done on the bodies of the poorest whose only capital, as poor children, young people, women and men, is the physical strength they 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the situation of people living in extreme poverty, highlighting the daily struggles they face and the violations of their human rights. It emphasizes the need to understand the "violence done to the poor" and the "torture of poverty" in order to address these issues. The text focuses on the human rights aspects of poverty, rather than economic development or other related topics.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health