A/HRC/42/47/Add.4 C. Recommendation on people living on the street RECOMMENDATION 17: “People living in the street should be guaranteed free facilities providing access to water and toilets.” (A/HRC/33/49/Add.1, para. 96(e)(iii)). 60. According to the Government´s reply, external actors provide cheap or free water and sanitation facilities and toilets in public spaces for people who are homeless, through supply and sewage services provided by ANDA. Furthermore, Article 5 of the Law creating the FISDL states that “[r]esources from Municipal Funds may be invested in […] sewage treatment, construction of sanitary services, public toilets and laundries […] [among others]”. The Government also incorporated as an obligatory measure the provision of complete sanitary services in each of the projects, so that the surrounding communities have access to services for hand washing and sanitation. 61. The Special Rapporteur notes efforts from the Government to provide sanitation services in certain projects. He is, however, disappointed that no specific measure or policy has been adopted to guarantee access to free water and sanitation to people who are homeless. In order to meet its human rights obligations and improve its realization of targets 6.1 and 6.2 of SDGs, the Government shall adopt concrete policies and measures to ensure access for all to safe drinking water, including for people in who are street homeless. PROGRESS NOT STARTED: The Special Rapporteur reiterates his recommendation and calls the Government to guarantee to people living in the street free facilities providing access to water and toilets. D. Recommendation on ensuring water and sanitation in prisons RECOMMENDATION 18: “Ensure an uninterrupted supply of good quality water and satisfactory conditions of sanitation for persons deprived of their liberty in the country’s prisons and “bartolinas” (police jails) so as to guarantee compliance with the country’s obligations in respect of the human rights to water and sanitation.” (A/HRC/33/49/Add.1, para. 96(m)). 62. During the visit to El Salvador, the Special Rapporteur visited a prison with capacity for 1,000 inmates, however, its actual population was 5,297 detainees. He also was informed that the prison’s water service was frequently interrupted meaning inmates had to go for several days without water, or forcing them to suck water from pipes. Inmates often relieved themselves in plastic bags and they had no privacy when fulfilling their sanitation needs (A/HRC/33/49/Add.1, paras. 82 and 86). 63. Following the Special Rapporteur’s visit, the Human Rights Committee indicated in its 2016 Concluding Observation on El Salvador that, “[r]egarding hygiene conditions, improvements have been made to the supply of drinking water in prison facilities with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and prevention campaigns, including general cleaning, fumigation, screening and talks on hygiene and health, are being operated through prison clinics” (CCPR/C/SLV/7, para. 144). Equally, the CEDAW welcomed, in its 2017 Concluding Observations on El Salvador, the provision of health services to women in detention, however, it expressed its concern regarding their problems in gaining appropriate access to accommodation, health and sanitary facilities (CEDAW/C/SLV/CO/8-9, para. 45). 64. The Government of El Salvador, in its reply to the follow-up questionnaire, mentioned that the Justice and Public Safety Ministry is undertaking various efforts in order to improve conditions for persons deprived of their liberty in El Salvador. Such efforts include providing new prison infrastructure, uninterrupted drinking water services for 24 hours a day, allocating approximately 100 litres of water per day per person, coming from diverse sources, mainly rivers and deep drilled wells, and guaranteeing the quantity, quality and safety of water likely to be suitable for human consumption. The quality of the water provided is ensured through the installation of direct injection chlorination systems or by 17

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