Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 73
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The purpose of a more focused consideration of violations of the rights to water and sanitation is to promote more concerted action to ensure access to justice. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights points out that "all victims of violations of the right to water should be entitled to adequate reparation, including restitution, compensation, satisfaction or guarantees of non-repetition".
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation