Health Boundaries Bite
Water Deprivation
Since the City of Santa Fe shut off my water and I was without water for nearly
a day, I have been having a lot of trouble typing correctly and saying words right.
I believe it is a violation of a basic human right to deprive someone of water.
I am doing this web page because I want to write emails and post on forums and
blogs, but when I can't type correctly it takes too long to make all the
corrections, and without them my writing is hard to read. Indeed, it is also hard
to write since I was without water for so long.
I feel that the reason we are in Iraq and killing innocent Iraqis, is that we as
Americans don't care about human rights anymore.
We care about genocide if someone drums the situation into our heads, or if
there happen to be Armenian voters in our districts... but what about basic
human rights on an every day level?
The news is constantly condemning China... but is that because it takes the
spotlight away from human rights violations in the United States?
In order to see what the feeling about water is, I'm going to Google, "water
deprivation" and see what I learn.
Criticism of "Stress and Duress" Interrogation Around the World
Human Rights Watch
Iraqi security services regularly use food and water deprivation as a form
of torture, according to the country reports.
According to the State Department, Libyan authorities commonly chain
detainees to a wall for hours and deprive them of food and water.
We condemn torture
The American Psychological Association, the world's largest professional
organization of psychologists, is poised to issue a formal condemnation of
a raft of notorious interrogation tactics employed by U.S. authorities
against detainees during the so-called war on terror.
U.N. Food Expert Condemns U.S. Tactics in Iraq
by Eulàlia Iglesias
Ziegler called the withholding of food and water in Iraq "a clear violation
of international law".
CIA Veterans Condemn Torture
By Jason Vest, Government Executive
Pribbenow sought an answer by revisiting the arcane case of Nguyen Van
Tai, the highest-ranking Vietcong prisoner captured and interrogated by
both South Vietnamese and American forces during the Vietnam War. Re-
examining in detail the techniques used by the South Vietnamese
(protracted torture that included electric shocks; beatings; various forms of
water torture; stress positions; food, water, and sleep deprivation) and by
the Americans (rapport-building and no violence), Pribbenow reached a
stark conclusion: "While the South Vietnamese use of torture did result
(eventually) in Tai's admission of his true identity, it did not provide any
other usable information," he wrote.
Center for American Progress
Floor Statement of Sen. Richard Durbin
Sadly, the "third degree,'' which was condemned by the Wickersham
Commission in 1931 and in subsequent Supreme Court decisions, has
reemerged in modern times with a new name: "stress and duress.'' "Stress
and duress'' tactics, which are also known as "torture lite,'' include
extended food, sleep, sensory, or water deprivation, exposure to extreme
heat or cold, and "position abuse,'' which involves forcing detainees to
assume positions designed to cause pain or humiliation. "Stress and
duress'' tactics clearly constitute torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading
treatment.
The Magazine of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
The 26th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
-- condemn the use of starvation and water deprivation as methods of
warfare aimed at civilians. . .
The relationship between water deprivation and a body's feeding habits.
A study indicates that without water the body's physiology causes a person
to involuntarily reduce what he or she eats. One way water deprivation
does this is by causing dry mouth, making eating more difficult. But
evidence indicates too that there are receptors in the gastrointestinal tract
that can detect the water level there. . .
This physiological response to water deprivation doesn't just affect
humans. Many animals, including rats, dogs, cows, and camels, reduce
their food intake during water deprivation.
Water deprivation: effects on fluid and electrolyte handling and plasma
biochemistry in Long-Evans and Brattleboro rats.
T Bennett and S M Gardiner
Their urinary Na+ and K+ losses were elevated during the first 9 h of
water deprivation. . . There were significant increases in plasma
angiotensin II and aldosterone levels at the end of the water deprivation
periods in both strains of rat, and after the drinking water was returned
there was a marked anti-natriuresis consistent with an expression of one of
the renal actions of aldosterone. (natriuresis - making water, making urine)
Food Deprivation or Water Deprivation -
Information Resources for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees
1985-1999
the investigator must ensure that the sum of the fluid earned through
reward and the fluid provided "free" (without the necessity of earning it) is
sufficient to maintain the animal in a healthy state.
Poverty, Gender and Water
International Water Management Institute
Poverty is often linked to deprivation from water. . .
The term 'water deprivation' refers to a state, as in "one billion people live
in a state of water deprivation", but also to the processes that contribute to
the creation and perpetuation of that state. Water deprivation is primarily
human made, not the inevitable result of natural scarcity. . .
Water deprivation is "asset-related" in the sense that society's
technological, institutional and financial resources for water infrastructure
development and use hardly reach the poor. Water deprivation is also
"direct deprivation" if the more powerful and larger water users consume
scarce water resources and impose the needed savings on the poorer
sections of society. To ensure that all people receive the water they need
for basic wellbeing, policies need to address both aspects of deprivation.
Why do we need to drink water?
Harmonic Ireland
1. Water is the substance of life. Life cannot exist without Water. We must
constantly be adding fresh water to our body in order to keep it properly
hydrated.
2. The body is comprised of over 70% water.This ratio must be
maintained for good health. Water is the most important thing we can put
inside our bodies.
Facts:
The body's water content is approximately 45 litres.
Our daily consumption of water is approximately 2.4 litres.
Blood Plasma (Main body component) is approximately 92% water.
Human Foetus (our growing physical vehicle) is approximately 90% water.
Blood (life fluid and Nutrient conveyor) can be up to 90% water.
Human Brain Cells (Intellect, Creativity, Behaviour) are approximately 85% water.
Kidneys (Fluid processors and purifiers) are approximately 82% water
Muscles (Prime movers of the body) have an average of 75% water
Body (our abode on Earth) is approximately 71% water
Liver (Metabolism and Detoxifying) is approximately 69% water.
Bones (Structural Support System) are approximately 22% water
Cells & Fluids (basis for growth & Development) are MAINLY WATER
