Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 16
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Other regional instruments include the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (art. 13 (1)), the American Convention on Human Rights (art. 23 (1) (a)), the Inter-American Democratic Charter (art. 2) and the first Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) concerning the right to free elections (art. 3). Article 9 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa provides for equal participation of women in the political and decision-making process. Furthermore, the right to participation is enshrined in many national legal systems.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation