Every day, billions of people rely on something many of us rarely think twice about: a toilet. Yet for 3.5 billion people worldwide, a safe and dignified toilet is still out of reach. On 19 November, we join the global community in celebrating World Toilet Day, a moment to highlight […]
South Africa’s Legal Protections for Water and Environmental Sustainability
Exploring South Africa’s Legal Protections for Water and Environmental Sustainability By: Grace Anarfi-Wadieh “Everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water.” This fundamental statement included in South Africa’s Constitution. South Africa has a commitment to guarantee the human rights to water and sanitation (HRWS), stating how […]
World Toilet Day: Toilets as a protected place for peace
World Toilet Day 2024: Toilets as a protected place for peace November 19th is World Toilet Day. This year, World Toilet Day is dedicated to raising awareness about the global sanitation crisis and advocating for the universal human right to hygienic and dignified sanitation services, including access to toilets. Despite […]
Judicial Law on HRWS Policy Brief
HR2W just released a new Policy Brief on the human rights to water and sanitation and how are they protected by judicial law. The human rights to water and sanitation are only recognised in national legislation in a small percentage of countries. Based on a multi-country review of judicial cases […]
Menstruation Matters for the Realization of Human Rights
May 28th is World’s Menstrual Hygiene Day. This blog was written by Professor Inga Winkler, member of our Expert Committee, and her colleagues Professor Maya Unnithan and Karine Aasgaard Jansen. It was originally published on the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog on 26 May 2023. Menstrual activism is at its […]
Partnership with Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
Marsabit County Action Plan for the Realisation of the Rights to Water and Sanitation The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and HR2W partnered on this Leave No One Behind project to develop human right indicators for the realisation of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation. The process […]
World Toilet Day Event
Today’s webinar event to celebrate World Toilet Day was hosted by IWRA. The title ‘Managing Sanitation Systems to protect Groundwater’ was designed to trigger discussion around the global challenges for managing sanitation waste, and the impacts on groundwater. The speakers were introduced by Lindsey Blodgett from IWRA (international Water Resources […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safedrinking water and sanitation
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safedrinking water and sanitation Access to affordable water and sanitation services is crucial for the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation. Yet, the issue of affordability does not always receive the attention it deserves. The present report […]
