HIV / AIDS and Human Rights/V.P. Srivastav. Delhi, Indian Pub., 2006,
xx, 582 p., ISBN 81-7341-376-2.
HIV / AIDS and Human Rights/V.P. Srivastav. Delhi, Indian Pub., 2006,
xx, 582 p., ISBN 81-7341-376-2.
Contents: Preface. Glossary. I. Human rights: 1. Human rights: basic concept. 2. Human rights: international endeavours. 3. Fundamentals of human rights concepts in India. 4. Human rights violations and its impact on society. 5. International endeavours to implement and enforce human rights and HIV / AIDS. 6. Remedies available in India for implementation and enforcement of human rights. 7. National human rights commission in India. 8. Human rights commission in other parts of the world. 9. Role of Indian NGO in furthering human rights and HIV / AIDS. II. HIV/AIDS and concerned issues: 10. Basic facts about HIV /AIDS patients. 2. HIV / AIDS in India. 12. National AIDS policy of India. 13. International law, human rights and HIV / AIDS. 14. An overview of HIV / AIDS related stigma and discrimination. 15. Legal and ethical issues raised by HIV / AIDS. 16. International guidelines for HIV / AIDS and human rights. 17. HIV / AIDS monitoring and prevention. 18. Human rights principles relevant to HIV / AIDS. III. Appendix: 1. UNGASS declaration of commitment on HIV / AIDS. 2. UNAIDS guide to the United Nations human rights machinery. 3. Annual reports of NACO (India). Bibliography. Index.
"Safeguarding human rights is an essential part of responding effectively to the AIDS epidemic at individual, national and global levels. HIV strikes hardest where human rights are least protected, particularly among people and communities on the margins of the society including sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men. Across the globe more than 40 million people live with HIV, half of whom are women and half the new infections are occurring in young people under 25. Over the past six years, antiretroviral treatment for AIDS, while falling short of a cure, has slashed HIV death rates. At the same time, human rights violations, including stigma and discrimination faced by people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, still constitute a major barrier both to prevention efforts and access to care. Besides adopting some specific international human rights instruments, all member states of the UN adopted a declaration of commitment on HIV/AIDS in June 2001 which pledged to scale up the response to HIV/AIDS within a human rights framework.
The book titled "HIV / AIDS and Human Rights" covers a wide range of issues like rights of HIV/AIDS patients, HIV/AIDS patients and judiciary, role of NGO in furthering human rights of HIV/AIDS patients and international guidelines for HIV/AIDS etc.
Scheduled in eighteen chapters, this book not only analyses the imperatives, dimensions and deficiencies but also provides valuable suggestions to guide the national and global response to AIDS keeping in tune with the fast changing situations and requirements. This book is must to all those interested in having knowledge about HIV/AIDS patients' human rights apart from teachers, scholars, students of human rights and police." (jacket)