By Elena Sommariva

Pablo is a disabled Colombian young man. Together with his mother Jaqueline, he has been fighting for 30 years to make toilets (public and private) in his country accessible. In England, a fierce controversy was sparked in 2009 when it was reported that in the Canterbury Prison footbaths and squat latrines had been installed for the 100 Muslim inmates. In Haiti, the lack of public restroom facilities is endemic, and, after the earthquake of 2010, even private ones are at risk due to the difficult management of wastewater