Making Water A Human Right Might Not Be Such A Good Idea -- Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy
The United Nations General Assembly voted yesterday in favor of an international human right to water -- something that activists have long been calling for and a few countries (most notably, South Africa) have already instituted. Asserting this unalienable human right, some argue, is the best way to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their location, economic situation, or anything else, have access to what is literally the world's most indispensible commodity.
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