Training
Throughout our AIDS work, Rights and Humanity has undertaken a wide range of educational activities promoting respect for human rights in the context of HIV/AIDS. We argue that human rights need to be respected, not just by governments, but by individuals at all levels of society.
We have trained policymakers and practitioners throughout Africa and Europe. We have integrated an AIDS component into most of our education and training activities. In addition, we have undertaken a number of specific AIDS educational initiatives including:
- writing a training manual for WHO to educate health professionals in respecting human rights in their work on HIV/AIDS
- contributing to the Welcome Foundation Briefing pamphlet for the media on law and AIDS
- regular lectures on AIDS and human rights over several years at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for public health officials from around the world
- a lecture for Amnesty International headquarters’ staff on the human rights implications of AIDS
- lecturing on AIDS and human rights as part of a training course on human rights organised by the UK Foreign Office for producers of the BBC World Service, in September 2000, which led some of the producers to change their programme plans to include issues on HIV/AIDS and human rights
- a lecture to 6th formers at Cheltenham Ladies College, UK, organised by the Emthonjeni Trust. The lecture, in February 2003, demonstrated how the HIV/AIDS pandemic affects all of us and gave examples of how everyone, in every profession, from all parts of the world, can work together to fight HIV/AIDS and care for those affected by the pandemic.