Detroit: The water shut-offs are disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable and poorest, most of whom are African American, warn UN rights experts: http://sm.ohchr.org/1ziTR69
So far this year over 27,000 residences have had water services disconnected.
UN Special Rapporteurs Catarina de Albuquerque and Leilani Farha stress that all decisions that affect access to water and to adequate housing for residents of Detroit should be guided by human rights.
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