One life, you got to do what you should.

- 6.000 mil criancas que perdem os pais todos os dias.
- Aproximadamente 38 milhoes de pessoas que vivem no mundo hoje com o virus da AIDS.
- Mais de 15 milhoes de criancas com menos de quinze anos ja perderam um dos seus pais para o virus.
- 13 milhoes dessas pessoas com o virus da AIDS moram na Africa.
Isso te faz imune a doenca e por isso aumenta o seu descaso?
Respeito, protecao e direitos humanos sao prioridade na vida das pessoas que infelizmente vivem com o virus. Entao nao se esqueca nunca, da proxima vez que voce pensar que AIDS eh doenca de gay, de preto, de pobre, de puta, saiba que a sua doenca eh maior que o virus do HIV mas por sua sorte ainda existe cura; ignorancia e arrogancia se cura com amor.

HIV/AIDS, human rights & law

"The goal of realizing human rights is fundamental to the global fight against AIDS. And in a world facing a terrible epidemic - one that has already spread further, faster and to more devastating effect than any other in human history - winning the fight against AIDS is a precondition for achieving rights worth enjoying."
- Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director

Several years of experience in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic have confirmed that the promotion and protection of human rights constitute an essential component in preventing transmission of HIV, reducing vulnerability to infection and the impact of HIV/AIDS.
However, in practice:

- Fundamental human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, such as the right to non-discrimination, equal protection and equality before the law, privacy, liberty of movement, work, equal access to education, housing, health care, social security, assistance and welfare, are often violated based on their known or presumed HIV/AIDS status.

-Lack of respect for human rights continues to increase vulnerability to HIV infection of individuals and the whole society. Individuals or groups who suffer discrimination and lack of human rights protection are both more vulnerable to becoming infected and less able to cope with the burdens of HIV/AIDS. Refugees, migrants, prisoners, men who have sex with men, sex workers and injecting drug users may be more vulnerable to contracting HIV because they often are unable to realize their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Further, gender inequalities spur on the spread of the epidemic and its disproportionate impact on women.

-The response to the HIV epidemic is hindered due to lack of enjoyment of freedoms of speech and association; the right to information and education by infected and affected groups, and the civil society at large