With 1.7 million new infections in 2019 and 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, we are living in a time of two parallel pandemics. The protection and promotion of human rights has been central to the approach and success of the HIV response. Rights in a Pandemic outlines 10 immediate areas for action for governments towards building effective, rights-based COVID-19 responses. These include taking proactive measures to ensure that people, particularly people in vulnerable groups, can access HIV treatment and prevention services, designating and supporting essential workers, including community-led organizations, and implementing measures to prevent and address gender-based violence.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/rights-pandemic-%E2%80%93-lockdowns-rights-and-lessons-hiv-early-response-covid-19
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Rights-in-a-pandemic–Lockdowns-rights-and-lessons-from-HIV-in-the-early-response-to-COVID-19.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/unaids
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aids