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OHCHR 
International standards
OHCHR and the right to water and sanitation
International human rights treaties and their protocols
- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (art. 14 (2))
- International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 161 concerning Occupational Health Services (art. 5)
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child (arts. 24 and 27 (3))
- The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (art. 28)
Regional instruments
- The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
- The Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (art. 11.1)
- The Arab Charter on Human Rights (art. 39)