Disconnection of water services because of failure to pay due to lack of means constitutes a violation of the human right to water and other international human rights.
– Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Related links:
- Charlie Pierce, Walk on Water
- Mary Chapman (NY Times), Hundreds in Detroit Protest Over Move to Shut Off Water
- Rose Hackman (msn.com), What Happens When Detroit Shuts Off the Water of 100,000 People
- Detroit Metro Times, Two sets of rules in Detroit water shutoffs