Enabling effective responses HIV in Pacific Island countries : options for human rights-based legislative reform.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Suva, Fiji : UNDP Pacific Centre, 2009.Description: vii, 123 p. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9789823040295 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Enabling effective responses to HIV in Pacific Island countries : drafting instructions for human rights-based legislative reform
  • Options for human-based legislative reform
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 614.59939200995
Contents:
Executive summary -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Developing national HIV/AIDS strategies ; Approaches to law reform -- ch. 3. Ensuring public health laws are human rights compliant -- ch. 4. Criminal laws and correction systems -- ch. 5. Antidiscrimination and protective laws -- ch. 6. Access to prevention, treatment, care and support -- ch. 7. Enforcement -- ch. 8. Towards an enabling environment -- Bibliography.
Summary: This report presents options for human rights-based legislation for the prevention and management of HIV, for protecting those already infected and those particularly affected by or vulnerable to HIV, and ensuring that people living with HIV can continue to live useful and productive lives. It has been designed specifically for the Pacific, taking into account the particular cultural contexts, constraints and opportunities presented in Pacific Island countries.
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MAIN LIBRARY Suva Pacific Collection PAC 614.50995 ENA 2009 Available 60147

"This project was a joint partnership between UNDP Pacific Centre, UNAIDS and the Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team whom, under their time with UNDP, contributed to the initial draft of this publication" -- p. vi.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123)

Executive summary -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Developing national HIV/AIDS strategies ; Approaches to law reform -- ch. 3. Ensuring public health laws are human rights compliant -- ch. 4. Criminal laws and correction systems -- ch. 5. Antidiscrimination and protective laws -- ch. 6. Access to prevention, treatment, care and support -- ch. 7. Enforcement -- ch. 8. Towards an enabling environment -- Bibliography.

This report presents options for human rights-based legislation for the prevention and management of HIV, for protecting those already infected and those particularly affected by or vulnerable to HIV, and ensuring that people living with HIV can continue to live useful and productive lives. It has been designed specifically for the Pacific, taking into account the particular cultural contexts, constraints and opportunities presented in Pacific Island countries.