Ibid. See CESCR, General Comment No 7, UN Doc E/1998/22, (20 May 1997). 217 CESCR, General Comment No 4: The right to adequate housing (Art.11 (1)), UN Doc E/1992/23, (December 13, 1991). 218 CESCR, General Comment No 7, UN Doc E/1998/22, (20 May 1997). 219 Ibid at para 3. 220 Ibid at para 4. 221 UN Commission on Human Rights, Forced Evictions, Res 1993/77, UN Doc E/CN.4/1993/L.11/Add.8, (10 March 1993). 222 Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions v The Sudan (Decisions on Merits), Communications Nos. 279/03 & 296/05, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, May 27, 2009 at para 159. 223 Political Constitution of the Republic of Colombia, July 6, 1991. 224 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, No. 108 of 1996, Promulgated December 18th, 1996. 225 See CEDAW, supra note 190, Article 14(2)h; CRPD, supra note 190, Article 28(2)a) (explicitly referring to access to water services in provisions on an adequate standard of living). See also CRC, supra note 190, Article 24(2)c) (referring to the provision of “clean drinking water” as part of the measures States shall take to combat disease and malnutrition). 226 General Comment No 15, supra note 58 at para 3. 227 Ibid at para 6. 228 Ibid at para 2. 229 Ibid at para 10. 230 Ibid at para 12. 231 See Jamie Bartram & Guy Howard, “Domestic water quantity, service level and health: what should be the goal for water and health sectors” (2002) (World Health Organization). 232 Human Rights Council, Report of the independent expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, UN Doc A/HRC/12/24 (1 July 2009). 233 General Assembly, Resolution 64/292: The human right to water and sanitation, UN Doc A/RES/64/292, (28 July 2010). 234 Human Rights Council, Resolution 15/9: Human rights and access to safe drinking water and sanitation, UN Doc A/HRC/RES/15/9, (6 October 2010). 235 CESCR, Statement on the Right to Sanitation, UN Doc E/C.12/2010/1, (19 November 2010) at para 8. 236 General Comment No 15, supra note 58 at para 1. 237 Human Rights Council, Report of the independent expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, UN Doc A/HRC/24/44, (11 July 2013) at para 21 [Catarina de Albuquerque]. 238 Ibid at para. 65-80. 239 General Comment No 12, supra note 186 at para 14. 240 Ibid at para 15. 241 Ibid at para 21. See also ibid at paras 21-28. 242 Ibid at para 28. 243 Ibid at para 25. 244 Ibid at paras 29-35. 245 Ibid at paras 36-37. 246 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Article 2. [UNFCCC] 247 General Comment No 7, supra note 186 at para 8. 248 General Comment No 4, supra note 186 at para 10. 249 OHCHR Report on Climate Change and Human Rights, supra note 10 at para 38. 250 General Comment No 4, supra note 186 at para 13. 251 Ibid at para 12. 252 Ibid at para 8. 253 Ibid at para 14. 254 Ibid at para 17. 255 Ibid at para 11. 256 General Comment No 7, supra note 186 at para 15. 215 216 73

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