Landmark Report Released: 'HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights & Health'

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Landmark Report Released: 'HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights & Health'

12 July 2012

The law alone cannot stop AIDS. Nor can the law alone be blamed when HIV responses are inadequate. But the legal environment can play a powerful role in the well-being of people living with HIV and those vulnerable to HIV. Good laws, fully resourced and rigorously enforced, can widen access to prevention and health care services, improve the quality of treatment, enhance social support for people aff ected by the epidemic, protect human rights that are vital to survival and save the public money.

The final report of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law presents a coherent and compelling evidence base on human rights and legal issues relating to HIV.

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