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Affordability of water and sanitation services 2015, para. 89
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- The Special Rapporteur encourages States and international organizations to further explore options for global monitoring that allow for more comprehensive monitoring of affordable access to services.
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- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Human Rights Obligations Related to Non-State Service Provision in Water and Sanitation 2010, para. 63c
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- [The human rights framework does not call for any particular form of service provision. It is well established that, from a human rights perspective, States can opt to involve non-State actors in sanitation and water services provision. But the State cannot exempt itself from its human rights obligations and hence remains the primary duty-bearer. Therefore, also when involving other actors in services provision, the role of the State is crucial. The obligations of States and the responsibilities of non-State actors are complementary. The latter can and should support the State in the realization of human rights. In line with these conclusions, the independent expert offers the following recommendations:] Regardless of its modalities, the decision of the State to delegate or not delegate service provision must be taken in a democratic and participatory process. All those concerned must be enabled to participate throughout the process and to monitor, evaluate and report on possible human rights abuses. Participation has to be active, free and meaningful and allow for a genuine opportunity to influence decision-making;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Service regulation and human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 90h
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- [In addition, the Special Rapporteur recommends that regulatory actors:] Provide clear and relevant information on their policies, procedures and activities and indicate how they contribute to the progressive realization of the human rights to water and sanitation;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Service regulation and human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 90e
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- [In addition, the Special Rapporteur recommends that regulatory actors:] Provide access to objective, comprehensible, clear and consistent information and facilitate free, active and meaningful participation in regulatory decision-making 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
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Service regulation and human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 89b
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- [In line with the above, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Clearly define necessary procedures and measures in the regulatory framework to meet the State’s obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights to water and sanitation;
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- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Different levels and types of services and the human rights to water and sanitation 2015, para. 99i
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Develop monitoring systems to measure the progress States make, acknowledging that States have different starting points and baselines for achieving universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as to monitor the progressive reduction of inequalities;
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- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 85
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- The Special Rapporteur recommends that non-State actors comply with their responsibility to respect human rights, that they be held accountable for human rights abuses, allow for an independent investigation into allegations, establish complaint mechanisms and proactively engage with the State to detect, and find solutions to address existing and potential human rights abuses .
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 84b
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations treaty-monitoring bodies and regional human rights mechanisms:] Ensure that complaints procedures are applied so as to ensure access to justice, including both restorative and transformative remedies, for the comprehensive range of violations of the rights to water and sanitation,
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- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 83d
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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 the rights to water and sanitation are taken account of in administrative decisions interpreting legislation and exercising any discretion conferred by relevant legislation;
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- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 83a
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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:] Recognize the full range of violations of the rights to water and sanitation and ensure access to justice for all such violations;
- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 82l
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- [To emphasize a comprehensive understanding of violations of the human rights to water and sanitation resulting from failure to meet any human rights obligation, the Special Rapporteur stresses that:] Violations may result from failure to ensure access to remedies.
- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 82i
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- [To emphasize a comprehensive understanding of violations of the human rights to water and sanitation resulting from failure to meet any human rights obligation, the Special Rapporteur stresses that:] Violations of the obligation to achieve substantive equality may result from the failure to take positive measures necessary to address pre-existing inequality or to provide reasonable accommodation;
- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 92c
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- [Further, States and other stakeholders should take the following measures:] Civil society organizations, national human rights institutions, community-based organizations and others should contribute to promoting active, free and meaningful participation of all people concerned and support people to participate in decision-making processes;
- 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
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 86l
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- [In line with the above, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Put in place accountability mechanisms at the national and international levels to deal with unsustainable and retrogressive practices in the areas of water and sanitation;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 86j
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- [In line with the above, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Improve the continuous and independent monitoring of water and sanitation, including of the sustainability of interventions, at the national and global levels.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 86b
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- [In line with the above, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Strengthen national capacity for coordination and integrated planning, and ensure that both domestic and external resources are better consolidated to enable the State to target resources better and ensure the maximum use of available resources;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Financing for the Realization of the Rights to Water and Sanitation 2011, para. 76
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- The Special Rapporteur encourages donor States, non-governmental organizations and international organizations to ensure that their policies, programmes and projects support efforts towards more coordinated and transparent funding of the water and sanitation sectors.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The MDGs and the human rights to water and sanitation 2010, para. 63m
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- [In line with these conclusions, the independent expert recommends the following:] States must put into place accessible, affordable, timely and effective accountability mechanisms. Judicial and other accountability mechanisms must be made available to all to strengthen accountability for the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. Human rights impact assessments must be carried out more systematically;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 83l
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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 civil society organizations working to address violations of the rights to water and sanitation are properly resourced, have access to relevant information and can participate in decision-making processes.
- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 83j
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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:] Provide comprehensive information in their periodic reports to treaty-monitoring bodies, the universal periodic review process and relevant regional mechanisms for the prevention of violations of the human rights to water and sanitation;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Development cooperation and the human rights to water and sanitation 2017, para. 87
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- Regarding project assessment and monitoring for the human rights to water and sanitation, it is important to highlight the need for balance in processes and outcomes, in addition to outputs. Indeed, funders and partner States must make equal efforts to identify and address the systemic and often cross-sectional determinants of particular phenomena, such as the discrimination of certain groups in access to services, while rigorously gathering data and monitoring such complex development issues.
- 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
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 87
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- Participation is a human right and States have corresponding obligations to ensure participation. Participation is essential for democracy and people's autonomy, agency and dignity. Yet, the human right to participation has not yet received the necessary attention and implementation has lagged. While there are excellent practices that ensure participation, these appear to be isolated rather than institutionalized. Participation is not a one-off exercise, but a continuous process that must be embedded in the political culture.
- 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
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Planning for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2011, para. 83h
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- [The human rights framework puts a strong emphasis on accountability. Legal frameworks provide the basis for accountability by allowing people to base their claims on legally binding entitlements. These should be complemented by targets backed by relevant and reliable data and reflecting State commitment for which Governments can be held accountable. In this regard:] States must put into place mechanisms and remedies to hold the relevant actors accountable for following the plan and achieving the targets it has set;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Planning for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2011, para. 83c
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- [The human rights framework puts a strong emphasis on accountability. Legal frameworks provide the basis for accountability by allowing people to base their claims on legally binding entitlements. These should be complemented by targets backed by relevant and reliable data and reflecting State commitment for which Governments can be held accountable. In this regard:] States should clearly identify and designate the ministry or ministries and department(s) responsible for the planning process and implementation, including a coordination body;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 91e
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- [States must take the following measures:] States must ensure access to justice where the human right to participation has been violated.
- 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
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Common violations of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 82a
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- [To emphasize a comprehensive understanding of violations of the human rights to water and sanitation resulting from failure to meet any human rights obligation, the Special Rapporteur stresses that:] Violations may result from action or failure to act;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 92b
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- [Further, States and other stakeholders should take the following measures:] United Nations treaty bodies, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, other international mechanisms and regional mechanisms should pay increasing attention to the right to participation. The Special Rapporteur sees a need for standard-setting on the right to participation, e.g., through the elaboration of general comments on the right to participation in the context of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. She also encourages the Human Rights Council to address participation;
- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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.
- 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
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Stigma and the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2012, para. 82e
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- [In line with the above, the Special Rapporteur offers the following recommendations:] States must put in place accountability mechanisms and ensure access to justice where stigmatization results in human rights violations. Mechanisms must be in place to investigate violations and punish perpetrators. States must also provide for redress at the individual level, including restitution, compensation, satisfaction and/or guarantees of non-repetition. States must guarantee access to justice in practice by ensuring that mechanisms are accessible, affordable, timely and effective.
- Body
- 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
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Stigma and the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2012, para. 79
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- The human rights framework requires States to prioritize the most marginalized, and to ensure their access to information, empowerment and effective participation. States must identify challenges, duty bearers and solutions through bottom-up local diagnostics, ensure accountability and tie any measures taken to substantive human rights standards. This process is as essential in combating stigma as the substantive parameters it hinges upon. The process of having the conversation, of including people in the discussion, and finding solutions together, has the potential to effect shifts in attitudes and behaviours and to lead to lasting and transformative changes.
- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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