The Human Rights Council will be devoted to "Stigmatization in the realization of the rights to water and sanitation" and the annual report to the General Assembly to the MDGs and the post 2015 development agenda.
The Special Rapporteur plans to organise a Public Consultation on 26 January in Geneva in order to seek input to her report on stigmatization and to benefit from diverse views and perspectives.
All stakeholders are encouraged to submit their views on the issue of stigmatization in the realization of the rights to water and sanitation in writing. In particular, the Special Rapporteur would welcome submissions that reflect the experience of groups and individuals who experience stigmatization. In particularly the following questions:
• Which groups and individuals experience stigmatization?
• How are different groups and individuals affected?
• How is stigmatization relevant to access to water and sanitation?
• What measures are being taken to address and overcome stigmatization?
In order to enable the Special Rapporteur to consider submissions, we encourage you to submit your contributions at your earliest convenience and no later than 31 January 2012. Submissions can be transmitted electronically to srwatsan@ohchr.org (encouraged) or be addressed to:
Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
ESCR Section
Special Procedures Branch
UNOG-OHCHR
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 917 90 06
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