Privatisation versus human rights : the Bolivian experience

Extracted from text ... 13 Water is a limited natural resource and a public good fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. Water, and water facilities and services, must be affordable for all. (UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, November 2002.) Over the past half a century, the world has successfully established an international regime of human rights law. In accords such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Convention ..