Africa: The right to water in Africa: Submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the Draft Guidelines on the Right to Water in Africa

Amnesty International welcomes and strongly supports the important initiative of the Working Group on Economic Social and Cultural Rights to draft Guidelines on the Right to Water in Africa. The draft that has been circulated for consultation promises to make an important contribution towards ensuring that governments respect, protect and fulfil the rights to water and sanitation for all in Africa. The Guidelines will also support States to develop and implement national laws, policies and strategies that guarantee the rights to water and sanitation and submit progress on implementation in their periodic reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

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