In his open letter to human rights defenders, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation Mr Pedro Arrojo-Agudo asks for involvement in the ‘Prohibition of Water Disconnection’ project. This is a call for people to gather information and to denounce and monitor this practice “because cutting off water to those who are not able to pay is a violation of human rights under the current international legislation”.
Appeal to human rights defenders on World Toilet Day
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