HIV and AIDS: Amnesty International's Human Rights Concerns
2006 UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, May 31-June 2
In 2001, the international community gathered in special session at the United Nations (referred to in shorthand as the “UNGASS”) to acknowledge AIDS as a global crisis requiring global action. At that time, Heads of State and government representatives committed themselves to undertaking prevention campaigns, reducing stigma, building health infrastructures, providing necessary resources, and ensuring treatment, care and respect for people living with HIV and AIDS. From May 31 to June 2, 2006, government leaders from around the world will again meet at the United Nations in New York to review promises that they made in 2001 to battle the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
Read the May 31 public statement. »
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UNGASS
and AI's Work on HIV and AIDS
At the UN General Assembly Special Session starting May 31, 2006, AI calls on governments to renew their commitment to address HIV and AIDS using a rights-based framework, and to design and implement responses to HIV/AIDS according to the guidance outlined in the UN International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights. Learn more. | Download AI's Guide to Government Obligations. »
Poor
and HIV-Positive in the Dominican Republic
Meet Rita, Felicia, Marlene and Adonis, whose stories illustrate some of the struggles faced by people living with HIV and AIDS in the Dominican Republic. Their courageous activism can bring real change in the Caribbean. Read the article. | Read the new report, "I am not ashamed!" - HIV/AIDS and human rights in the Dominican Republic and Guyana »
- OTHER RESOURCES
Watch
the FRONTLINE mini-series The Age of AIDS
On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, FRONTLINE examines one of the worst pandemics the world has ever known. The Age of AIDS airs Tuesday and Wednesday, May 30 and 31, from 9 to 11 P.M. ET on PBS (check local listings). Learn more. »
Keep
the Promise: An Advocacy and HIV/AIDS Teaching Resource
This teaching resource is intended for young people aged 11 to 16, and can be adapted for use with younger children or with adults. Published by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance with support from UNAIDS and The World AIDS Campaign, the aim of this resource is to educate and encourage action before the 2006 review. However, it can be used afterwards and for advocacy in general. Learn more. »