| Abstract: | Although HIV/AIDS is a human rights crisis, in many countries the protection of human rights is still not a vital component of the response. By protecting human rights, it is possible to help prevent HIV and to mitigate the personal and societal impact of the epidemic. In her presentation to a plenary session of the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok on 16 July 2004, Irene Khan describes how discrimination and inequality fuel HIV/AIDS, and how gender inequalities and violence render women and girls particularly vulnerable. The presentation concludes by outlining a series of measures that need to be implemented to protect human rights. |
