The right to water struggle continues in El Salvador
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November 13, 2014 - 9:00am
The Blue Planet Project has supported the call for the right to water to be recognized in El Salvador.
Unfortunately, IPS reports, "On October 30, right-wing lawmakers blocked the single-chamber legislature from ratifying a previously approved reform to article 69 of the constitution, which granted the right to water and food the status of a human right, thus forcing the state to guarantee universal access."
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Brent Patterson
Political Director of the Council of Canadians
http://canadians.org/blogs/brent-patterson
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Further reading
El Salvador mining ban could establish a vital water security precedent (June 2013 op-ed by Meera Karunananthan)
[ http://canadians.org/blog/%3Fp%3D21311 ]
Right to water bill moves forward in El Salvador (April 2012 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/node/8450 ]
Right to water bill debate expected in El Salvador by year end (October 2011 blog)
[ http://canadians.org/node/7835 ]