PHM-Exch> stigma and access to water & sanitation

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Eric Tars <etars at nlchp.org>

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  The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water &
Sanitation presented her report on stigma and the realization of the right
to safe drinking water & sanitation to the Human Rights Council this week:


http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session21/A-HRC-21-42_en.pdf


 The document, which our Law Center consulted on, contains numerous
references to the stigmas of homelessness, poverty, ex-offender status,
racial and gender discrimination, and other forms of marginalization that
are both caused by and complicated by lack of access to water and
sanitation. It cites the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness report on
criminalization of homelessness and can be used in framing litigation and
policy arguments around these issues.

  If you have any questions about the document or using it in advocacy,
please feel free to contact me.


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Eric Tars
Director of Human Rights and Children’s Rights Programs
Washington, D.C. 20005
Email: etars at nlchp.org
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