Chapter 2 | Page 74 water resources should be given to personal and domestic use, for the prevention of starvation and disease.142 The right to housing is to be seen as ‘the right to live somewhere in security, peace and dignity’ for all persons irrespective of their income or access to economic resources.143 Moreover, housing should be adequate in the sense of ‘adequate privacy, adequate space, adequate security, adequate lighting and ventilation, adequate basic infrastructure and adequate location with regard to work and basic facilities – all at a reasonable cost’.144 Some other factors that must be considered in determining the adequacy of the right to housing are legal security of tenure, availability of services, materials, benefits and infrastructure, affordability, habitability, accessibility, location and cultural adequacy.145 As part of the obligations to respect and protect, the State must refrain from forced evictions and put in place legal protection for occupants from third parties.146 States parties are also required to review all legislations and policies for their compatibility with the obligations arising out of the right to housing and to repeal or amend any inconsistent legislation or policy.147 The obligations arising out the right of everyone to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, under Article 12, envision that the State will take action on prevention, treatment and control of epidemic, endemic, occupational and other diseases, as well as aspects of environmental and industrial health and hygiene. The freedoms and entitlements that encompass the right to health allow the rights-holders the right to control their health and body, including sexual and reproductive 142 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment No 15: The Right to Water (arts. 11 and 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), 29th sess, UN Doc E/C.12/2002/11 (20 January 2003), [6]. 143 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment No 4: The Right to Adequate Housing (Art.11 (1)) of the Covenant, 6th sess, UN Doc E/1992/23 (13 December 1991), [7]. 144 Ibid. 145 Ibid., [8]. 146 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment No 7: The Right to Adequate Housing (Art.11.1): Forced Evictions, 16th sess, UN Doc E/1998/22, annex IV (20 May 1997), [8]. 147 Ibid., [9].