Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 20
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Owing to deep asymmetries of power, the stigma and discrimination they suffer and their socioeconomic disadvantages, persons living in poverty often reasonably decide against bringing a case to court, thereby precluding any possibility of obtaining justice.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights