International Human Rights Documents Relevant to HIV Testing

1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1979 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 1985 Convention Against Torture 1990 Convention on the Rights of the Child 2003 Convention on Migrant workers 2007 Convention on Disability And many other HR international and regional charters and declarations

Do
Voluntary HIV testing Patient/Client or provider initiated Routinely offered Anonymous With pre- and post-test counseling With informed consent

Dont

Mandatory HIV testing Neither Routinely practiced Disclosed Without counseling Without consent or knowledge With no option out With possibility of opting-out With penalty if opting-out And if so with no penalty With access to prevention, care and With no access to prevention, care and support support

What form of HIV testing?

Screening

Anonymous testing

Mandatory
House to house testing

Opt out

Opt in

Provider-recommended HIV testing

Action and policy

Scaling-up HIV testing

Needs Opportunities Obstacles

Key actors Communication Advocacy

Policy change Monitoring Accountability

Inducing policy changes

Guyana US EMBASSY RAPID TESTING PROCEDURES APPEAR TO BE EXCESSIVE: NATIONAL AIDS COMMITTEE CALLS FOR MORE DETAILS
The National AIDS Committee (NAC) is deeply concerned over the recent announcement by the US Embassy that it is carrying out its own HIV rapid testing on the Embassy premises. In a circular dated May 24, 2007 the US Embassy stated that All (visa) applicants who will be asked to undergo a HIV rapid test have already had a medical examination, HIV test counseling, and HIV rapid test by a previous panel physician. Due to the confidential nature of the medical program and to protect the right to privacy each applicant is entitled to, the Consular Section cannot discuss the details of the medical program.