1 million signatures for water as as human right

Last year we added our support to the European Federation of Public Service Unions campaign "Water is a Human Right". All citizens need clean drinking water and quality sanitation and the campaign asks the European Union to guarantee these human rights through the promotion of water supply and sanitation as essential public services for all.

EU legislation should require governments to ensure and to provide all citizens with sufficient and clean drinking water and sanitation. The campaigns for:

  •     The EU institutions and Member States be obliged to ensure that all inhabitants enjoy the right to water and sanitation.
  •     Water supply and management of water resources not be subject to ‘internal market rules’ and that water services are excluded from liberalisation.
  •     The EU increases its efforts to achieve universal access to water and sanitation.

The Water is a Human Right campaign has now collected 1,139,357 signatures and aims to reach 2 million signatures by september this year – add your voice and sign the campaign now.