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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."