Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 56
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In times of crisis, accountability may weaken even further when existing regulatory institutions become underfunded. Examples exist of independent regulators receiving reduced funding to perform more functions, creating concerns about how the regulator could effectively fulfil its mandate and ensure accountability. This can happen in times of either growth or crisis, but the consequences are greater when other accountability mechanisms are removed due to financial pressures. For example, under various different austerity measures, judges are paid less, civil servants are laid off, and resources for courts, police, and national human rights institutions, which are all important for accountability, are decreased.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation