Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 27
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- Participation must be informed. People require accessible information on the issues at stake that enables them to form an opinion. Access to information must be "full and equal", not favouring some and excluding others. To ensure equal access, information must be made available and be clear and consistent. It must be presented in different formats and in appropriate language. This requires communicating through various channels and media such as radio, photographs and oral presentations; simply posting information online does not make it accessible to everyone. For people to be able to understand and verify the information presented, it must be provided well in advance of any opportunity to provide input. Cost must not be a barrier to accessing information. The Aarhus Convention explicitly requires that people may inspect information relevant for decision-making at no cost (art. 6 (6)).
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 27
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