HIV Specific Rights

with a pinch of Responsibility

rights v responsibilities

Laitia R TamataLegal Trainer & Policy Analyst

ltamata@gmail.com or rights@pacificaids.org

TB, Leprosy, Epidemics v HIV and AIDS

• In terms of “positive responses” discuss similarities and differences in positive responses to HIV and AIDS

• Isolation• Labelling• Contagious• Air/water borne

Analyse this Statement

“Before, we were able to respond better to TB and Leprosy as we isolated and labelled those who were infected and it reduced the spread. Now that we have Human Rights, we are stopped from isolating and labelling PLHIV and it has become a problem”

Which Rights? and Why?• In groups - List which “PLHIV Specific human

rights” do you consider as important for PLHIV in the different phases & stages of one’s relationship with the Virus

• Phases & Stages?

• After listing each human right – match the corresponding responsibilities

People Living With

People Affected By

Key Risk Population

e.g. Key Risk Population• Right to access information about the virus –

Responsibility to seek and understand information

• Right to make informed choice – responsibility to make the responsible choice

• Right to choose and to be supported in their choice – responsibility to ………….

• Right to be protected from Infection – responsibility to …………………

Group Presentations• People Living With - Group 1

People Affected By – Group 2

Key Risk Population – Group 3

When someone makes a choice that results in infection

• What of his or her rights?

• What of his or her responsibilities?

• What of our social, religious and human responsibilities?

• What about the law?

Summary

• Rights & Responsibility

• Isolation and labelling don’t work of HIV

• PLHIV are best tools of prevention