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Integrating non-discrimination and equality into the post-2015 development agenda for water, sanitation and hygiene 2012, para. 23
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- As a final word on measures and monitoring, it must be noted that there are significant differences between the aim and purpose of indicators for human rights monitoring and indicators to be used in monitoring outcomes in the context of global development goals. In recent years there has been a greater effort to explore the use of indicators as human rights monitoring tools. Human rights monitoring indicators are designed to closely relate to specific legal norms. As such, they must reflect and effectively measure all elements of a right, including integration of cross-cutting human rights norms such as participation and accountability. Such indicators should be flexible enough to be contextually relevant. On the other hand, the call to integrate human rights elements into the post-2015 framework seeks to make monitoring these development goals rights-sensitive rather than transforming them into human rights monitoring tools.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2012
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Wastewater management in the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 56
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- Policymakers often have little experience in working with the populations concerned, which makes participation difficult. All too often, participation is understood as a mere "tick-the-box exercise". Yet, access to information, transparency and participation are key for realizing human rights and for ensuring the sustainability of services.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 15d
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- [From a human rights standpoint, retrogressive measures are prohibited if they deliberately interfere with the progressive realization of rights. States must justify such measures according the following criteria:] Meaningful participation of affected groups and individuals in examining proposed measures and alternatives is required when considering a retrogressive measure;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 15g
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- [From a human rights standpoint, retrogressive measures are prohibited if they deliberately interfere with the progressive realization of rights. States must justify such measures according the following criteria:] The State has the burden of proof regarding compliance with the above criteria.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 35
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- Violations of the obligation to fulfil may be the most critical category. Such violations are often complex and affect a large number of victims, yet they have generally received the least attention. Potential claimants face considerable challenges in relation to gaining access to justice for alleged structural or systemic violations. Jurisprudence, including the standards of review developed by courts in recent years, has demonstrated, however, that violations of the obligation to fulfil can indeed be adjudicated.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 40
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- The challenge is to balance a diversity of legitimate interests and to find solutions that, while perhaps not taking all competing views fully on board, are acceptable to everyone. The key actions in this regard are interaction, bringing all views to the table, having an open discussion, analysing the different interests and corresponding rights at stake, agreeing on a way forward and then monitoring progress on the agreed plan. Decisions must take all opinions into account, according due protection to minority concerns rather than simply adopting the majority view.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 51a
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- [Stakeholder participation can enhance or detract from meaningful participation depending on a range of factors, including:] Accurate, sensitive and transparent identification, so that the invited groups are in fact representative of those most concerned. When selection is appropriate, stakeholder participation has an advantage over an "unaffiliated" approach. It can be employed to ensure targeted participation by all concerned, including marginalized groups whose interests are likely to be overlooked in the pursuit of the common interest;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 36d
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- [Violations of the obligation to fulfil can be grouped in the following categories:] Unjustified retrogressive measures;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 21
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- States must provide the opportunity to engage and develop such initiatives. However, States must not justify inaction by placing the entire burden on the people taking the initiative. States have an obligation to invite participation and to create opportunities from the beginning of deliberations on a particular measure and before any decisions, even de facto decisions, have been taken; once preliminary decisions are taken, or promises made, it becomes much more difficult to agree on outcomes. Spaces for participation should be both formal (for instance, referendums or public inquiries) and informal.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 83h
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- [The Special Rapporteur therefore focuses her recommendations on how to more effectively ensure that violations are identified, prevented and remedied, with an emphasis on those areas which have been most neglected. She recommends that States:] Ensure that individuals and groups do not face barriers in access to justice, whether economic, physical, linguistic, cultural or other, and take measures to overcome such barriers, including by means of legal aid;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 32
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- Ensuring participation poses a number of difficulties. The greatest efforts may be needed to ensure that all those concerned have the opportunity to influence decision-making and that existing power structures are addressed. But other challenges exist as well.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 91c (vi)
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- [States must take the following measures:] To ensure active, free and meaningful participation, States must ensure that the following elements are in place: Providing reasonable opportunities to influence decision-making and feedback on what proposals have been taken into account and what proposals have been rejected, and why;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 91c (iii)
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- [States must take the following measures:] To ensure active, free and meaningful participation, States must ensure that the following elements are in place: Enabling people to access participatory processes;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 91c (iv)
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- [States must take the following measures:] To ensure active, free and meaningful participation, States must ensure that the following elements are in place: Guaranteeing free and safe participation;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 91c (v)
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- [States must take the following measures:] To ensure active, free and meaningful participation, States must ensure that the following elements are in place: Ensuring access to information;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 89
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- The human rights framework stresses that participation is not just "useful" or a "good idea"; it gives rise to obligations that States have to comply with. The human rights principle of accountability is indispensable in ensuring that decision makers actually take the action necessary to translate voice into influence. As such, participation is an antidote to corruption, exposing maladministration and vested interests. Public officials are answerable and accountable to the public, including on how public input is taken into account in decision-making. There are consequences for failure to fulfil obligations that can ultimately be enforced in court.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 51b
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- [Stakeholder participation can enhance or detract from meaningful participation depending on a range of factors, including:] The degree to which the collective entity is indeed representative of the interests of those it claims to represent;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 91c (ii)
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- [States must take the following measures:] To ensure active, free and meaningful participation, States must ensure that the following elements are in place: Creating space for participation;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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