"I welcome the creation of the UK AIDS and Human Rights Project and am proud to support its commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV in the UK. As a human rights organisation dedicated to HIV, the UK Project will not only help make the government accountable for HIV-related violations of human rights but will also help educate the public about HIV and human rights."

(Justice Edwin Cameron, Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa, and Human Rights Lawyer)

OUR MISSION

The UK Project has been established to promote and protect the rights of people living with, affected by, and vulnerable to HIV and AIDS in the UK.

The UK Project believes that human rights must be used as a platform to increase the effectiveness of HIV and AIDS-responses because they provide:

Tools for making governments accountable for HIV and AIDS-human rights;
A legal rationale for a human rights based response to HIV and AIDS; and
An argument for ensuring that the public is informed and educated about HIV and the impact of negative attitudes and actions on people living with and/or affected by HIV, and those at risk.

OUR AIMS

To make the UK government accountable for violations of HIV-related human rights;
To encourage the UK government to adopt human rights based responses to HIV; and
To promote respect for HIV-related rights by the public.

OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

Undertake legal research and analysis on HIV-related human rights issues:

We are committed to producing comprehensive reports, papers and other relevant publications on HIV-related human rights issues, based on rigorous research and analysis and carried out by dedicated and experienced staff.

Undertake campaigning activities in critical areas:

We are committed to working to influence change in the field of HIV-related human rights by developing advocacy campaigns.

We are also committed to supporting global campaigns and initiatives for effective, comprehensive, global responses to HIV and AIDS.

Work in partnership with non-governmental organisations and relevant key stakeholders:

We are committed to working in partnership with key organisations and human rights experts in the UK and abroad.

Educate the public with a view to encouraging supportive responses to HIV and involve individuals and companies in HIV-related human rights efforts:

We are committed to educating and raising the public's awareness about HIV-related rights.

Inform people about their rights under human rights law:

We are committed to providing the public with accessible information about their HIV-related rights, especially around the Human Rights Act.