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Website for the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/SRWaterIndex.aspx

 

UN SR REPORT - STIGMA & THE REALIZATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS TO WATER & SANITATION

 

Direct Link to Full 22-Page Report:

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session21/A-HRC-21-42_en.pdf - Type size larger for easier reading.

 

"The Special Rapporteur has repeatedly encountered incidences of lack of access to water and sanitation where people in particular groups are systematically neglected compared to the rest of society......The Special Rapporteur has found that stigma as a deeply entrenched sociocultural phenomenon, lies at the root of many human rights violations, resulting in entire population groups being disadvantaged......The Special Rapporteur seeks to shed light on the impact of stigma as the cause of neglect and exclusion in the enjoyment of the rights to water and sanitation and to explore recommendations for policymaking and appropriate solutions to address, prevent and respond to such human rights violations."