The Invisibility of Women in Street Situation and the Relativity of their Rights

Abstract

This research aims to understand the living conditions of women living on the streets and the relativization of their rights. Therefore, in a qualitative approach, the rights of these women are contextualized and discussed from the perspective of the right found on the street. Through bibliographic and documentary research, in addition to indirect data analysis, the existence and effectiveness of public policies aimed at guaranteeing the rights of this population are evaluated. Then, from a field research developed through observation and guided by interviews with women on the street, the voice of six women is heard from Casa da Acolhida Cidadã, in Goiânia, Goiás, seeking to understand the reality in which are inserted and how the enforcement of their rights takes place. Women report the various forms of violence to which they are exposed, such as sexual, institutional, psychological and physical. There is a violation of several rights, such as privacy, health and hygiene or even having control over one's own body. Women report the various forms of violence to which they are exposed lead to the conclusion that public policies implemented for women on the streets demand rethinking in order to be based on their experiences and needs, breaking with the cycle of governmental actions designed from small groups in society, in a collective construction, preventing their rights from being permanently violated.