Economic and Social Rights
Investment and Human Rights
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Argentina
In 1993, the government of Argentina created what was then the largest privatized water concession in the world when it awarded a contract to Aguas Argentinas S.A., a consortium of European and Argentine companies, to operate the water and sewage systems in Buenos Aires and surrounding municipalities. The research team studied the performance of both Aguas Argentinas and the Republic of Argentina over the life of the contract, which was terminated by the Argentine government in early 2006. This case study is the only one in the project that focuses on one specific human right – the human right to water. The conceptual framework of the report draws heavily upon General Comment 15, an interpretive statement issued by the United Nations about the human right to water.
The central finding of this research is that the public-private partnership had a negative impact on the ability of the people of
Argentina: Final Report (PDF)
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Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) is an Argentine nongovernmental organization which works for the promotion and protection of human rights and the strengthening of democracy and the rule of law in Argentina. The organization was founded in 1979 during the military dictatorship. Further information about CELS is available at www.cels.org.ar
Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia(ACIJ) is an Argentine nonprofit organization which offers citizens the space to participate, generate solutions, and develop human capacity in the construction of a more just and equal society. Founded in 2002, through the efforts of a group of dedicated youth committed to the development of the country of Argentina, their mission is to contribute to the strengthening of national institutions, promoting respect for fundamental rights, and working in the defense of vulnerable groups of society. Further information about ACIJ is available at www.acij.org.ar
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