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title: XII.C. Right to Water and Sanitation
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# XII.C. Right to Water and Sanitation

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# **Sectors**

The contributors of the *AI & Human Rights Index* have identified the following sectors as responsible for both using AI to protect and advance this human right.

- [GOV: Government and Public Sector](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/gov/)
- [ENV: Environmental and Energy](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/env/)
- [HLTH: Healthcare and Public Health](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/hlth/)
- [SOC: Social Services and Housing](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/soc/)
- [INTL: International Organizations and Relations](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/intl/)
- [REG: Regulatory and Oversight Bodies](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/reg/)
- [LAW: Legal and Law Enforcement](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/law/)

# AI’s Potential Violations

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# AI’s Potential Benefits

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# Human Rights Instruments

## U.N. General Assembly Resolution on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (2010)

G.A. Res. 64/292, [United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES64292.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/RES/64/292 (July 28, 2010)

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**Last Updated:**  March 27, 2025

**Research Assistant:**  Amisha Rastogi

**Contributor:**  To Be Determined

**Reviewer:**  To Be Determined

**Editor:**  Georgina Curto Rex

**Subject:**  Human Right

**Edition:**  Edition 1.0 Research

**Recommended Citation:**  "XII.C. Right to Water and Sanitation, Edition 1.0 Research." In *[AI & Human Rights Index](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index)*, edited by Nathan C. Walker, Dirk Brand, Caitlin Corrigan, Georgina Curto Rex, Alexander Kriebitz, John Maldonado, Kanshukan Rajaratnam, Tanya de Villiers-Botha, and Hisham Zawil. New York: All Tech is Human; Camden, NJ: AI Ethics Lab at Rutgers University, 2026. Accessed October 22, 2026. [https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/xii-c-water-sanitation/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/xii-c-water-sanitation/).