1. Introduction to human rights Lane Porter & Felicity Young April 4, 2002

2. Session objectives Understand basic definitions of human and reproductive rights as they relate to POLICY programs in RH and HIV/AIDS Understand basic definitions of human and reproductive rights as they relate to POLICY programs in RH and HIV/AIDS Describe current HR activities in POLICY country programs, focusing on the value added of human rights to these programs Describe current HR activities in POLICY country programs, focusing on the value added of human rights to these programs

3. Reflections Human rights are centrally important to the work of public health policy formulation & implementation are centrally important to the work of public health policy formulation & implementation have many components & elements have many components & elements are more than abstract principles are more than abstract principles application poses many challenges for us application poses many challenges for us

4. Reaffirm, Recommit, Redefine Rights based approach International treaties, national constitutions, and laws Capacity Development Declarations and Consensus statements Alliance Building AdvocacyActivism Participation Community Mobilization InformationServices Civil Political Economic Social Cultural Development