Guide for Community Assessments on Women's Health Care - ICRW
Guide for Community Assessments on Women's Health Care - ICRW
Guide for Community Assessments on Women's Health Care - ICRW
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A8. Human Rights and HIV<br />
Promoting human rights in the c<strong>on</strong>text of HIV and AIDS means:<br />
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encouraging people to respect each other’s rights, and to treat others as they themselves<br />
would wish to be treated.<br />
making sure that educati<strong>on</strong> and health care are available to every<strong>on</strong>e.<br />
educating people to help overcome the fears, ignorance and prejudice that lead them to abuse<br />
the rights of others.<br />
Protecting human rights means:<br />
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supporting and defending people whose rights are threatened or abused.<br />
remedying and compensating <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> abuses when they occur.<br />
working to change the c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s of poverty, powerlessness and dependence that make people<br />
vulnerable to human rights abuse.<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>ally accepted human rights<br />
The human rights of people living with HIV and AIDS are abused in countries all over the world.<br />
The following are human rights, and examples of how those rights are being abused in the c<strong>on</strong>text of<br />
HIV and reproductive health.<br />
Liberty, security and freedom of movement<br />
Abuses:<br />
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Compulsory HIV testing<br />
Quarantine, isolati<strong>on</strong> and segregati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> example quarantining HIV-positive sex workers<br />
Freedom from inhumane or degrading treatment<br />
Abuses:<br />
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Isolati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> example of HIV-positive pris<strong>on</strong>ers<br />
Participati<strong>on</strong> in drug or medical trials without fully in<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>med c<strong>on</strong>sent<br />
Physical, emoti<strong>on</strong>al and psychological abuse of HIV-positive women<br />
Right to marry or have relati<strong>on</strong>ships and children<br />
Abuses:<br />
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Forced aborti<strong>on</strong> or sterilizati<strong>on</strong><br />
Compulsory pre-marital HIV testing<br />
Discriminati<strong>on</strong> against same sex relati<strong>on</strong>ships<br />
Forced pregnancy<br />
Forced wife inheritance<br />
Forced taking of children<br />
92 Annex A: Fact Sheets