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

Abstract

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.