Open Society and Soros Foundation
about usinitiativesgrants and scholarshipsresource centernewsroom
Contact
Search

Stay informed with periodic news about the Public Health Program and related OSI activities. Archive

Soros Foundations

The Public Health Program works closely with individual Soros foundations to implement policies and support local organizations. Find out more about Soros foundations.

Publications
image

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever

10 Reasons Why Human Rights Should Occupy the Center of the Global AIDS Struggle

Source:
OSI
Author:
Ralf Jürgens and Jonathan Cohen

At the 2006 United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, world leaders reaffirmed that “the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.” Yet, 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, this “essential element” remains the missing piece in the fight against AIDS.

Now more than ever, law and human rights should occupy the center of the global HIV/AIDS struggle. This booklet, published by OSI's Law and Health Initiative, presents 10 reasons why.

Below is a revised edition of the publication, originally released in 2006. This edition contains the endorsements of 24 leading HIV/AIDS organizations and networks throughout the world. OSI encourages your organization to endorse the declaration by visiting the endorsement page.

Translations of the publication are also available below, in French, Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Need help downloading a file or playing a clip? Click here.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (Arabic)
PDF Document - 319K
Download the complete publication in Arabic.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (Bulgarian)
PDF Document - 693K
Download the complete publication in Bulgarian.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (Chinese)
PDF Document - 294K
Download the complete publication in Chinese.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (French)
PDF Document - 313K
Download the complete publication in French.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (English)
PDF Document - 421K
Download the complete publication in English.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (German)
PDF Document - 136K
Download the complete publication in German.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (Portuguese)
PDF Document - 332K
Download the complete publication in Portuguese.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (Romanian)
PDF Document - 70K
Download the complete publication in Romanian.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (Russian)
PDF Document - 342K
Download the complete publication in Russian.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever (Spanish)
PDF Document - 440K
Download the complete publication in Spanish.

back to the top of the page
share  print  print
Related Information

Ten Reasons to Oppose the Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission
December 1, 2008
This document co-produced by OSI and other leading human rights and HIV/AIDS organizations presents ten reasons why applying criminal law to HIV transmission is unjust and ineffective public policy.

Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce: Campaign for Legal Reform in South Africa
December 31, 2009
As host of the 2010 World Cup, South Africa is engaged in widespread discussion and political consultations on how to respond to the increase in tourism and its potential effects on sex work. The Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce, an OSI grantee, is advocating for the removal of all laws that prosecute sex workers.

International Drug Policy Reform Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 12, 2009
The Open Society Institute offers scholarships for this conference, convened by the Drug Policy Alliance to bring together drug policy reformers from around the world.

Unbearable Pain: India's Obligation to Ensure Palliative Care
October 2009
This groundbreaking report by Human Rights Watch, with support from OSI, examines the lack of pain treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients in India.

FOLLOW OSI
Email Newsletters
News Feeds
Podcasts
Facebook
Twitter

About Us  |  Initiatives  |  Grants, Scholarships & Fellowships  |  Resource Center  |  Newsroom  |  Site Map  |  About this Site  |  Contact


Creative Commons License
Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative License.
©2010 Open Society Institute. Some rights reserved.

400 West 59th Street  |  New York, NY 10019, U.S.A.  |  Tel 1-212-548-0600