Service regulation and human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 51
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Regulation must provide a multifaceted and contextual interpretation of affordability, in line with the human rights framework. National standards must ensure that water and sanitation services, whether privately or publicly provided, are affordable for all, including the poorest, and that water and sanitation tariffs do not compromise or threaten the realization of other rights.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation