awareness of body and mind, in order to assert power over him? In this case it is not political power, but the power of those who decide what is good for the poor, often without taking their opinion into account. 175. Poverty is a flagrant violation of human dignity and yet so difficult for legislation to cover. Learning from the poorest what these violations may entail in order constantly to improve on necessarily inadequate legislation - this is the object of becoming acquainted with extreme poverty in order to protect human rights. D. Every conquest of a gomer of freedom, açhieved through the courage of the very poor in defending human dignity, opens up society as a whole to a renovation of its human rights practice 176. Another vital challenge is to leam how human rights can be restored through experience of action taken by the very poor within their community. 177. It is essential, in order to leam what are the links between himian rights and extreme poverty, to try to vinderstand not only the sequence of events leading to loss of rights but also what contributes to their restoration. This will provide us with a wealth of examples for safeguarding and promoting human rights. 178. As was mentioned in the introduction, human rights can be understood only in relation to the idea of fraternity. Poverty, exclusion from society, or the denial of human rights to an individual or a group means that the chain of fraternity has been broken. 179. In a southern Sahara shanty town where everyone lives in privation, they say "those over there are the poor", referring to those who no longer have social relations and who also live apart. To be "poor" is to have no one to fall back on as a last resort when the risks of life have used up all one's resources.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the relationship between poverty, human rights, and the importance of understanding and addressing extreme poverty in order to protect human dignity and promote human rights. It highlights the need to learn from the poorest and involve them in the process of protecting their rights. The text also emphasizes the importance of fraternity and the breaking of social chains when individuals or groups are denied their human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights