HIV and Human Rights

The key human rights principles which are essential to effective state responses to HIV are to be found in existing international instruments, such as:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• International Covenants on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and on Civil and Political Rights
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
• Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
• Convention on the Rights of the Child

Human Rights Law in the Context of HIV and AIDS
by Atty. Precious Projas of Department of Justice

Human rights law helps states respond appropriately to the challenges of the HIV and AIDS epidemic by providing a framework on which they can formulate laws and policies that integrate public health objectives and human rights standards.