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114 The Convention on the Rights of the Child – CRC (1989) The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women – CEDAW (1979) The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990) International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (1995) Explicit references – International and regional HR treaties Art 24 - States Parties recognize the right of children to the enjoyment of the highest standard of health possible and to have access to medical services and rehabilitation services. They must strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to these services… (2) The States Parties shall pursue full implementation of this above right and, in particular, take appropriate measures to: (…) (c) To combat disease and malnutrition including within the framework of primary health care, through inter alia the application of readily available technology and through the provision of adequate nutritious foods and clean drinking water, taking into consideration the dangers and risks of environmental pollution […] Art 14 - “States Parties take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas so as to ensure, respecting equality between men and women, their participation in rural development and its advantages and, in particular, it assures them the right: to benefit from adequate living conditions, in particular regarding housing, sanitation, the supply of water and electricity, transport and communications.” Art. 14: Health and Health Services 1. Every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual health. 2. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to pursue the full implementation of this right and in particular shall take measures: (c) to ensure the provision of adequate nutrition and safe drinking water; Art 28 - 2. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to social protection and to the enjoyment of that right without discrimination on the basis of disability, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right, including measures: a) To ensure equal access by persons with disabilities to clean water services, and to ensure access to appropriate and affordable services, devices and other assistance for disability-related needs (…) Art 15 – Right to food security a) provide women with access to clean drinking water, sources of domestic fuel, land, and the means of producing nutritious food; b) establish adequate systems of supply and storage to ensure food security. Legally binding Legally binding Legally binding (Regional) Legally binding Legally binding (Regional) © ACF - THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Committee on the Rights of the Child - CRC Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women – CEDAW African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities African Commission on Human’s and People Rights
un Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (1955) un Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (1990) un Principles for older Persons (1991) un Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (1998) The Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food (2004) Annexes Personal hygiene Art 15 - Prisoners shall be required to keep their persons clean, and to this end they shall be provided with water and with such toilet articles as are necessary for health and cleanliness. Food Art. 20 - (1) Every prisoner shall be provided by the administration at the usual hours with food of nutritional value adequate for health and strength, of wholesome quality and well prepared and served. Art 34. Sanitary installations should be so located and of a sufficient standard to enable every juvenile to comply, as required, with their physical needs in privacy and in a clean and decent manner. Art 37. Every detention facility shall ensure that every juvenile receives food that is suitably prepared and presented at normal meal times and of a quality and quantity to satisfy the standards of dietetics, hygiene and health and, as far as possible, religious and cultural requirements. Clean drinking water should be available to every juvenile at any time. Art 1. Older Persons should have access to adequate food, water, shelter, clothing and health care through the provision of income, family and community support and self-help. Art 18.1. All internally displaced persons have the right to an adequate standard of living. Art 18. 2. At the minimum, regardless of the circumstances, and without discrimination, competent authorities shall provide internally displaced persons with and ensure safe access to: (a) Essential food and potable water; GUIDELINE 8C- Water 8.11 Bearing in mind that access to water in sufficient quantity and quality for all is fundamental for life and health, States should strive to improve access to, and promote sustainable use of, water resources and their allocation among users giving due regard to efficiency and the satisfaction of basic human needs in an equitable manner and that balances the requirement of preserving or restoring the functioning of ecosystems with domestic, industrial and agricultural needs, including safeguarding drinking-water quality. Not legally binding Not legally binding Not legally binding Not legally binding Not legally binding © ACF - THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 115
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