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HIV, the Law and Human Rights in the African Human Rights System: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Rights-Based Responses — Report on the Study of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

HIV, the Law and Human Rights in the African Human Rights System: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Rights-Based Responses — Report on the Study of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

UNAIDS - "The present study is a significant contribution to efforts to advance rights-based responses to HIV in Africa and globally. UNAIDS is privileged to have contributed to this report, and we look forward to working with the African Commission, States, civil society and other partners to promote this study and support the implementation of its recommendations, which constitute a milestone in our efforts to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 and to leave no one behind.

(...) This study, conducted in collaboration with State and non-State actors, presents the current situation of the HIV epidemic in Africa It describes international, regional and national HIV-related norms and standards, as well as their interpretation and application by UN bodies, regional African mechanisms and national courts of law and other institutions

It contains a detailed analysis of key challenges and human rights violations affecting the HIV response in the continent." (Photo: UNAIDS)

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