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A Delegates' Guide to Law and Human Rights at AIDS 2008

Date:
August 2008
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This guide prepared by the Law and Health Initiative of the Open Society Institute Public Health Program highlights the many legal and human rights-themed sessions, presentations, and other events at the XVII International AIDS Conference and its satellite events in Mexico City. 

The guide covers the following issues critical to a human rights approach to HIV/AIDS:

  • The rights of women and girls
  • The rights of people who use drugs
  • The rights of prisoners
  • The rights of children affected by AIDS
  • The rights of sex workers, men who have sex with men, and other marginalized groups
  • The rights of youth
  • The rights of AIDS activists
  • The right to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care

 

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