The International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights OHCHR
and UNAIDS published the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS
and Human Rights in 1998 as a tool for States in designing, co-
ordinating and implementing effective national HIV/AIDS policies
and strategies. The Guidelines were drafted by experts at an
international consultation in 1996 and provide the framework for
a rights-based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by outlining
how human rights standards apply in the context of HIV/AIDS and
translating them into practical measures that should be
undertaken at the national level, based on three broad
approaches: - improvement of government capacity for multi-
sectoral coordination and accountability; - reform of laws and
legal support services, with a focus on anti- discrimination,
protection of public health, and improvement of the status of
women, children and marginalised groups; and - support and
increased private sector and community participation to respond
ethically and effectively to HIV/AIDS.