MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2007

Council of Canadians to challenge Canada’s position at UN advisory committee

Anil Naidoo of the Council of Canadians’ Blue Planet Project will be in Berlin next week at the invitation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to serve on an expert panel advising her on human rights obligations related to water. This process will culminate in a UN report, which is expected to further isolate Canada as the only state to officially oppose the right to water.

WHO:

As project organizer for Council of Canadians’ Blue Planet Project, Anil Naidoo has played a leading role in coordinating the global water justice movement comprised of social justice groups and civil society organizations from around the world. He is the only Canadian on Louise Arbour’s advisory panel on water and sanitation.

WHEN:

June 4 – 6

WHERE:

German Institute for Human Rights
Berlin, Germany

Anil Naidoo will be available for phone interviews.

Founded by the Council of Canadians, the Blue Planet Project is a global initiative bringing together partners from around the world working to achieve water justice.

For more information, please contact:
Dylan Penner, Media Officer: Tel.: (613) 233-4487, ext. 249; .

Resources:

• The Right to Water
• Why the time has come for a UN convention on the Right to Water! (PDF)