180. The R. family, mentioned earlier, 6/ has been living for four years in the basement of a ruined house on the outskirts of the capital of an industrialized country. In order to hasten their departure, the cemetery where the R. family obtained its water supply has been closed. Their application to be rehoused in a neighbouring complex was denied on grounds of fear that they would not know how to behave like good neighbours. 181. It is necessary to understand how any conquest of freedom based on the courage of the very poor in defending human dignity aims at restoring fraternity, and opens up society as a whole to a resumption of the observance of human rights. 182. This means identifying and retracing the paths which, for example, led a group of women banished from their communities to secure not only the lifting of the invisible and tacit ban against them, through restoration of freedom of opinion and association and then of the right to work, but also through a new awareness in the community and local associations of the respect due to the weakest and of their potential. 183. It would be desirabe to study how groups of young people who are street-dwellers or in prison can progress towards the realization by themselves and by the surrounding community that their life may have a meaning and that the community would betray its own values by abandoning them. 184. Poverty weighs on such young people in that they are convinced that they have sullied the family name. Slowly, through assertion, here too, of their right to express themselves, to obtain an education and to work, joint achievement proves possible and this, for an entire milieu, including these families, breaks the spell of the fatality of poverty, experienced or tolerated.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the struggles of marginalized groups, including the R. family living in a basement and groups of young people who are street-dwellers or in prison. It highlights the importance of human dignity, freedom, and social inclusion in overcoming poverty and restoring fraternity. The text also touches on the need for community awareness and acceptance of marginalized groups. Given the focus on poverty, human rights, and social inclusion, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to social and humanitarian issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment, Education