HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Tenth session
Agenda item 3
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN
RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING
THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Summary
This report of the independent expert
on the issue of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking
water and sanitation is submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance
with Council resolution 7/22. As the independent expert only took up her
mandate on 1 November 2008, this report is preliminary in nature.
The report reviews the history leading