Read moe about #humanrights in #NewZealand on, HR2W Legal Expert, Kay Windle's analysis:
✅https://humanright2water.org/blog/2026/01/27/new-zealand-blog/
✅https://humanright2water.org/blog/2025/12/18/turning-the-right-to-water-from-principle-into-practice/

Initiatives such as the Local Water Done Well policy package set national service standards, strengthen local providers, introduce accountability mechanisms, and apply economic regulation to improve both accessibility and affordability.

Despite the absence of a written constitution, New Zealand has developed strong legislative, policy, and regulatory frameworks to safeguard water rights.

Watch Martha's analysis on the United States and California on our latest blog: humanright2water.org/blog/2025/12...

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Read the Data on Tap publication on Our Partner's Research: humanright2water.org/blog/2023/05...

At our Human Rights Day dialogue, Martha explored how the human right to #water is recognised and applied in the United States, with a particular focus on #California.

Watch Martha's full presentation and analysis on the United States and California on our latest blog here: humanright2water.org/blog/2025/12...

Because the right to water is not recognised at the federal level, California stands alone as the only U.S. state to formally recognise the human right to water through statutory law, explicitly grounded in international human rights norms.

Read more about Brazil on Amael’s Policy brief on our website here: humanright2water.org/blog/2025/01...

Despite these constraints, Brazil continues to advance water and sanitation rights through judicial interpretation and complementary legislation—demonstrating how human rights standards can be protected even in the absence of formal constitutional recognition.

Watch Amael’s full presentation and analysis on Brazil on our latest blog here: humanright2water.org/blog/2025/12...

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Yet courts have upheld these rights through the interpretation of related constitutional guarantees—including the rights to life, health, and a clean and healthy environment. At the same time, persistent challenges remain.