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Different levels and types of services and the human rights to water and sanitation 2015, para. 65
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- Environmental sustainability is a concern where there is not an adequate sanitation system to remove the water that is brought into a household. In urban areas, in particular, this can be a problem when water is piped into a settlement without adequate removal systems. Beyond the pollution of water bodies and the consequent impacts on health, stagnant and standing water can encourage the breeding of mosquitoes, including those responsible for spreading malaria, dengue and yellow fever.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 70
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- Initiatives taken by residents can also have a significant impact on the improvement of services and sanitary conditions. For instance, Rialto Rights in Action has been campaigning in Dublin for improvement of the conditions in Dolphin House, a large public housing complex. The campaign seeks to empower people to claim their right to housing. Residents gathered evidence of wastewater invasion through toilets and baths and mould. They developed indicators based on human rights that are monitored regularly, including sewage invasion and dampness; records were kept of responses received from the Dublin City Council and on instances of inclusion of residents in decision-making. Residents successfully engaged with the media and, following public pressure, by 2013 the city had refurbished 40 of the worst-affected housing units. While progress has not been as quick as initially agreed, a regeneration plan is in progress.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Water & Sanitation
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 44
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- Another approach is having an explicit discussion on the rules for deliberation, accompanied by a conscious attempt to draw out the voices of marginalized individuals. Otherwise, the process can easily default to existing patterns and hierarchies, with their attendant unacknowledged communication protocols. Two different approaches demonstrate this. Villagers serving on health watch committees in Bangladesh were inducted through a series of workshops, at which they agreed on the rules of deliberation (when and how to speak, addressing every member with respect, etc.). The minutes of meetings of the health watch committees show evidence of genuine balanced deliberations, whereas a similar initiative, where no rules on deliberation were agreed, was dominated by the voices of medical professionals and members with higher social status.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Stigma and the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2012, para. 66
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- Broad-based awareness-raising and advocacy campaigns on various issues are essential to achieve visibility. This can include posters, booklets, radio, television, magazines, websites and other media. The stigma index developed in the context of HIV/AIDS is an innovative tool aimed at measuring stigma and using the data for raising awareness, empowering the stigmatized, and advocating for change. In the context of menstrual hygiene, UNICEF Bangladesh aims to contribute to developing better menstrual hygiene in rural areas through the training of community hygiene promoters targeting 30 million rural Bangladeshis.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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