| Title | Sanitation : a human rights imperative |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | COHRE -Geneva, CH., Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, London, GBWaterAid -, SDC -Bern, CH, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, UN-HABITAT -Nairobi, KE, United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| Pagination | 41 p. : boxes |
| Date Published | 2008-01-01 |
| Publisher | Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) |
| Place Published | Geneva, Switzerland |
| ISSN Number | 9789295004474 |
| Keywords | access to sanitation, human rights, legislation, policies, sdipol |
| Abstract | A document defining sanitation in human rights terms, describing the value of treating sanitation as a human rights issue and outlining priority actions for governments, international organisations and civil society. The paper looks at definitions, the legal basis and standards for the right to sanitation. It clarifies the benefits of using rights based principles in addressing the sanitation crisis and outlines priorities for governments, international organisations and civil society in implementing the right to sanitation. |
| Notes | Includes references. - Selected bibliography: p. 37 |
| Custom 1 | 302.4 |
