News Archive
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
13 March 2012
At the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, WASH United, Freshwater Action Network and WaterLex are launching a resource, The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation in law and policy – a sourcebook, detailing laws and policies guaranteeing the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation at national, regional and international levels.
Download The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation in law and policy – a sourcebook (PDF 2Mb)
Plus – WaterLex searchable online rights database
Browse a searchable online database of these laws and policies produced by WaterLex with contributions from FAN Global and WASH United.
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
To counteract the statement that the right to sanitation did not exist, a team of specialists issued The right to sanitation in national laws (Book, 480p) describing the right to sanitation in national law in 16 countries and in international law. Half of the case studies are in English and half in French.
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
On 30th September 2010 the UN Human Rights Council, responsible for mainstreaming human rights within the UN system, adopted by consensus a resolution affirming that water and sanitation are human rights. Resolution A/HRC/15/L.14
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Tags: human right to water, human rights council, right to sanitation, vote
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
On the 15 September 2010, Catarina de Albuquerque delivered a statement at the 15th session of the Human Rights Council, calling the GA resolution a breakthrough and introducing this year’s thematic report. (more…)
Tags: human right to water, human rights council, independent expert, right to sanitation
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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
The Spanish and German delegation has raised a resolution on the rights to water and sanitation to be decided at the 15th Session of the Human Rights Council.
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Tags: human right to water, human rights council, resolution, right to sanitation
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The General Assembly formally recognised the right to water and sanitation by supporting the Resolution initiated by Bolivia on 28 July 2010. The Resolution 64/ 292 acknowledges that clean drinking water and sanitation are integral to the realisation of all human rights.
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Tags: general assembly, recognising rights, resolution, right to sanitation, right to water
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
The independent expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, submitted a report focusing on the human rights obligations related to sanitation. (more…)
Tags: annual review, human rights, independent export, right to sanitation
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The Human Rights Council has appointed Catarina de Albuquerque as the Independent Expert on Human Rights Obligations Related to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation. (more…)
Tags: human rights, human rights council, independent expert, right to sanitation, right to water
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