A/HRC/6/3 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction ................................................................................................... I. II. III. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................... Page 1-3 4 4 - 12 5 4 5 A. Introduction ............................................................................. B. Instruments referring to safe drinking water and sanitation .................................................................................. 5 - 12 5 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................ 13 - 29 10 A. The meaning and scope of safe drinking water ....................... 13 - 17 10 B. The meaning and scope of sanitation ...................................... 18 - 21 12 C. The meaning and scope of access ............................................ 22 - 29 13 NATURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS ......................... 30 - 42 16 A. Duty bearers ............................................................................. 30 - 31 16 B. Obligations .............................................................................. 32 - 42 16 IV. MONITORING ................................................................................. 43 19 V. ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER ELABORATION ...................... 44 - 64 21 Access to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right ....................................................................... 45 - 49 21 B. National strategy on water and sanitation ................................ 50 - 51 22 C. Private provision of water and sanitation services .................. 52 - 53 22 D. Obligations of local authorities ............................................... 54 - 55 23 E. The question of disconnections and due process ..................... 56 - 59 23 F. Prioritization between various kinds of water use ................... 60 - 62 24 G. Human rights obligations in the context of trade and investment agreements ............................................................ 63 – 64 25 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................ 65 - 70 25 Relevant treaties with explicit reference to safe drinking water and sanitation ............................................................................................ 28 Relevant guidelines and principles with explicit reference to safe drinking water and sanitation ............................................................................. 31 A. VI. Annexes I. II.