El estado como garante de los derechos fundamentales: de la vida y seguridad de las personas privadas de la libertad

Abstract

This research work will focus on analyzing whether or not there is protection of the Human Rights recognized in international conventions and treaties, the Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador and the Organic Integral Penal Code, in the Penitentiary System, based on the evolution of our Penitentiary System, and finally, to analyze the relevance of national and international institutions in the regulation of these rights, within which the right to life, life with dignity and security will be emphasized. In turn, knowing that the State is the maximum authority in charge of the management and development of the Ecuadorian prison system, an analysis is made regarding their way of presenting a prompt solution to the prison crisis that the Social Rehabilitation Centers are experiencing