World AIDS Day, the key slogans

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The theme for World AIDS Day 2009 is " Universal

Access and Human Rights "

Understanding HIV and AIDS from a human rights perspective

can be difficult.

Human rights are often misunderstood - and can sometimes be

seen as abstract ideals with not much practical relevance for real people.

With " Universal Access and Human Rights " being the

theme of this year's World AIDS Day, the key

slogans are:

I am accepted.

I am safe.

I am getting treatment.

I am well.

I am living my rights.

Everyone deserves to live their rights.

Right to Live.

Right to Health.

Access for all to HIV prevention, treatment, care

and support is a critical part of human rights.

The concept of a

World AIDS Day originated at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health on

Programmes for AIDS Prevention. Since then, every year UN agencies, governments

and all sectors of civil society worldwide join together to campaign around

specific themes related to AIDS.

Forwarded by:

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Yours

in Global Concern,

A.SANKAR

Executive

Director- EMPOWER - Professional Civil

Society Organisation

Vice Chairman -Initiatives of HIV/AIDS Net

(IHN)

National Convener- National Alliance for Health,

Environment and Rights ( NAFHER)

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