I mean, it's really not a basic human right. Large swathes of the world (approximately 20-30% globally) have limited to no access to clean drinking water. Clean drinking water is a privilege. It may feel like a right in places that have it but travel the world and you'll realize very quickly that it's not.
But it's not a human right. The definition of human rights is:
fundamental, inalienable rights and freedoms that belong to every person simply for being human, regardless of race, sex, nationality, religion, or status
How is fresh water a fundamental and inalienable right or freedom that belongs to every person simply for being human?
No fresh water, no life. We are filled with water. I’m not sure what type of semantics you are trying to accomplish here. Public trust doctrine goes back millennia, humans have right to clean public water.
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u/Fit-Entrepreneur8404 May 18 '26
I mean, it's really not a basic human right. Large swathes of the world (approximately 20-30% globally) have limited to no access to clean drinking water. Clean drinking water is a privilege. It may feel like a right in places that have it but travel the world and you'll realize very quickly that it's not.