Policies for Menstrual Hygiene Legislation in Latin America and Spain Authors: Amanda Loeffen, Anamaría Núñez, Florencia Magdalena Mendez Isabella Cubillo Kogel, and Leticia Ortega This paper examines the current state of menstrual hygiene policies, laws and regulations across selected countries in Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico) and Europe (Spain) […]
Strategies for Strengthening the WASH Sector in Fragile Contexts
38th AGUASAN 2024 Workshop in Switzerland The AGUASAN Workshop 2024 was held in Switzerland, focusing on WASH service delivery in fragile contexts through a system-strengthening approach and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. This event was part of a broader, seven-month process involving CoP members and boundary partners. In September, a Run-up Webinar […]
The Right Path to the Mainstream
Human Right 2 Water member, Sri Purna Chandra Misra, with Dr. M R Seetharam, published The Right Path to the Mainstream: For Reaching the Unreached. This is a handbook on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation in India, including mechanisms for redressal. The book is a compilation of many […]
Scaling Up of Right to Children on WASH in Schools
This event is co-organized with the Centre For Community Health Research (CCHR), Human Right2Water, Switzerland; AOSED (An Organization for Socio-Economic Development ), Bangladesh; WHEC (Women’s Health and Education Center), USA; Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB), Malaysia; Malayala Manorama National Daily, India; FANSA (Fresh Water Action Network South Asia-Kerala), India.; […]
Disconnected: Water Shutoffs during the Pandemic
Disconnected: How household water shutoffs in the United States during the COVID pandemic violate the human right to water “Water is a human right under international human rights law, and must be available even to those who cannot afford to pay, yet the United States allows utilities to deny this […]
Good Practices in Access to Water and Sanitation in Central America
Good Practices in Access to Water and Sanitation in Central America: Lessons from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua The purpose of this study is to share experiences of good practices towards the realisation of the human rights to water and sanitation in four States of Central America: El Salvador, […]
Access to Water and Sanitation
Access to Water and Sanitation: Analysis of the Mexican legal framework from a human rights perspective Water and sanitation are key to sustainable development and human well-being. Water is vital for life and required to realise many human rights, such as the rights to water, sanitation, food or health. The […]
Access to Water and Sanitation: Country Mapping for Rural India
Access to Water and Sanitation: Country Mapping of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Policy Provisions for Rural India Whilst the country of India is embarking on the road to Sustainable Development Goal 6, aiming to ensure access to water and sanitation for all by 2030, the many […]
