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This country report on HIV/AIDS and human rights in Botswana is the result of a one-year joint project between the Centre for the Study of AIDS and the Centre for Human Rights, both based at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. The research project was made possible through funds provided by the Open Society Foundation. This report is one of a series of eight reports focusing on HIV/AIDS and human rights in the following countries within the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. …
Very little research has been done in South Africa on HIV/AIDS and education. This article is a small attempt to plug the gap. The purpose of the research is to investigate the legal and policy provisions and implications regarding HIV/AIDS for rural and township schools in the Mpumalanga district of South Africa. It seeks to answer three questions: (1) What is the status of policy and legislation on HIV/AIDS and Education in South Africa? (2) How do schools understand, respond to and manage issues of law and policy regarding HIV/AIDS? …
La finalité de la politique nationale de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA consiste à :soutenir les communautés pour réduire le risque et la vulnérabilité à l'infection,sauver des vies et soulager la souffrance humaine ; etatténuer l'impact global de l'épidémie sur le développement.Pour atteindre cette finalité, il faut prendre en compte les principes directeurs universels en matière de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA.Ces principes directeurs sont fondés sur le respect, la protection et l'accomplissement des droits de la personne. …
Drug use and HIV vulnerability: policy research study in Asia
This Compendium has been developed in an effort to increase awareness of legal and moral responsibilities to ensure that all children have equal access to quality education. It is aimed at legislators, government officials, university lecturers, head teachers, teachers, student teachers, parents, education activists, and other key stakeholders. The Compendium contains a collection of short versions and excerpts from relevant conventions, agreements, laws, declarations and recommendations.
Le CSLS 2006-2010 s'articule de la manière suivante : i) état de mise en oeuvre du CSLS 2001-2005, ii) stratégie de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA et les IST, iii) cadre institutionnel et organisationnel de la lutte contre le VIH/SIDA et les IST, iv) stratégie de suivi et d'évaluation, v) mobilisation et gestion des ressources, vi) analyse des facteurs de risques. …
Prior to this report, little scientific documentation existed on HIV/AIDS policies, legislation, financing and programme implementation in Southern African Development Community countries. This study reviews the HIV/AIDS policy and related issues in six southern African countries and provides recommendations on how best to strengthen policy in these areas.
This booklet deals with various aspects of gender-based violence (domestic violence, sexual abuse, legislation and policies etc.) as seen by female journalists.
Le but de ce guide est d'aider les organisations de services liés au SIDA, les réseaux de personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA et autres militants contre le SIDA à avoir accès aux organismes de défense des droits humains des Nations Unies et à jouer un rôle critique pour que le VIH/SIDA en tant que problème de droits humains demeure à l'ordre du jour de ces organismes. En effet, ceux-ci jouent un rôle essentiel pour la protection des droits humains liés au VIH parce qu'ils arrivent à comprendre les questions liées au VIH d'un point de vue des droits humains; à développer et à formuler des standards de droits humains liés au VIH; à contrôler les violations des droits humains liées au VIH et à militer pour le respect de ces normes par l'Etat dans le cadre des conventions appropriées.
This powerpoint presentation on legal issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and Education gives an overview of the international and regional framework impacting the education sector. Some areas were law impacts on education policy include HIV testing, privacy and confidentiality, illness issues of sick leave and termination, and access to treatment. Various international and regional legal instruments on HIV/AIDS protecting employees and case laws are cited in this presentation.
This is a document highlighting international guidelines set at the Second International Consultation on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights which was organized by United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The guidelines offered, provide concrete measures that could be taken to protect human rights and health were HIV/AIDS is concerned. …
This is a report which contains background information on HIV/AIDS and Education issues in South Africa. Contained in this report are copies of media statements on HIV/AIDS and schools, an extract from a working paper which discusses issues on HIV/AIDS and schools and preliminary recommendations, an extract from a committee paper, the South African Schools Act, 1996 and the National Education Policy Act of 1996.
