General Comment No15

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		What is a General Comment?

		Summary of General Comment No. 15

			Part I: Introduction

			Part II: Normative content of the Right to Water

			Part III: States Parties’ obligations

			Part IV: Violations

			Part V: Implementation at the national level

			Part VI: Obligations of actors other than states

		Status of the General Comment

Part I: Introduction

In its introduction, General Comment 15 affirms that:

‘the human right to water entitles everyone to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses’.

It notes that the right to water has been recognised in a wide range of international documents and reaffirms the fundamental importance of the right stating that:

‘the human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights’.

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