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Annexure IIIGuideline 7: States should implementand support legal support services thatwill educate people affected by HIV/AIDSabout their rights, provide free legalservices to enforce those rights, developexpertise on HIV-related legal issues andutilise means of protection in addition tothe courts, such as offices of ministries ofjustice, ombudspersons, health complaintunits and human rights commissions.Guideline 8: States, in collaboration withand through the community, shouldpromote a supportive and enablingenvironment for women, children andother vulnerable groups by addressingunderlying prejudices and inequalitiesthrough community dialogue, speciallydesigned social and health services andsupport to community groups.Guideline 9: States should promote thewide and ongoing distribution of creativeeducation, training and mediaprogrammes explicitly designed tochange attitudes of discrimination andstigmatisation associated with HIV/AIDSto understanding and acceptance.Guideline 10: States should ensure thatgovernment and private sectors developcodes of conduct regarding HIV/AIDSissues that translate human rightsprinciples into codes of professionalresponsibility and practice, withaccompanying mechanisms toimplement and enforce these codes.Guideline 11: States should ensuremonitoring and enforcement mechanismsto guarantee the protection of HIVrelatedhuman rights, including those ofpeople living with HIV/AIDS, theirfamilies and communities.Guideline 12: States should cooperatethrough all relevant programmes andagencies of the United Nations system,including UNAIDS, to share knowledgeand experience concerning HIV-relatedhuman rights issues and should ensureeffective mechanisms to protect humanrights in the context of HIV/AIDS atinternational level.Regional Human Development ReportHIV/AIDS and Development in South Asia 2003 163