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HIV/AIDS and Human Rights

HIV/AIDS and human rights is the field examining how the protection or violation of fundamental rights shapes the course of the HIV epidemic and the lives of people living with and affected by the virus. It rests on the recognition that vulnerability to infection, access to prevention and treatment, and health outco…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 15× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2324-7339 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

HIV/AIDS and human rights is the field examining how the protection or violation of fundamental rights shapes the course of the HIV epidemic and the lives of people living with and affected by the virus. It rests on the recognition that vulnerability to infection, access to prevention and treatment, and health outcomes are determined not only by biology but by social, legal, and structural conditions. Central concerns include freedom from stigma and discrimination in healthcare, employment, and education; rights to privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent in testing and disclosure; non-discrimination on the grounds of HIV status, gender, sexual orientation, or occupation; and equitable access to antiretroviral therapy, prevention services, and supportive care. A rights-based approach holds that punitive laws, criminalization, and marginalization drive affected populations away from services and thereby undermine public-health goals, whereas legal protection, community participation, and the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV strengthen the response. The framework also addresses the rights of key and criminalized populations, gender inequality as a driver of risk, and the obligations of states to respect, protect, and fulfill the right to health. Scholarship in this area analyzes psychosocial determinants of treatment adherence, the lived experience of disability and long-term illness, and the design of policies and programs that align effective epidemic control with the dignity and autonomy of those affected.

Research published in this journal

5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 5 articles above have been cited 15 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Clinical Research In HIV AIDS And Prevention (ISSN 2324-7339).

Journal editorial board
Manoj Sarma · United States Mohammed Merzah · Hungary Marta Talavera · Spain

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