People living with HIV/AIDS
Some initial resources available for ESC rights defenders seeking to fully protect and promote the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS are:
- UNAIDS
- UNAIDS Bibliography Database on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Ethics and Law
- Policy and Legal Issues Relating to HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
- HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: International Guidelines
- Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
- Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement & Public Health
The following case summary illustrates how human rights defenders have used the ESC rights approach to promote and protect the rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA):