Rights and Desire: A Facilitator's Manual to Healthy Sexuality

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

Breakthrough India as part of its work on promoting human rights has brought out

a new publication in the form of a educational manual with audio visual CD on

sexuality called - Rights and Desire: A Facilitator's Manual to Healthy

Sexuality .

Brief:-

Rights and Desire: A Facilitator's Manual to Healthy Sexuality provides a much

needed resource to generate positive dialogue about relationships, sex and

sexuality, and to demystify the complex and volatile connections between public

and private spheres.

Sexuality is an integral part of being human. It is expressed through many

forms including our thoughts, values, behaviors, practices, fantasies and

desires. Sexual rights to freedom from coercion, discrimination and violence

underlie healthy sexuality and incorporate human rights including the right of

all persons to sexual and reproductive health care services and education; the

right to choose partners and marriage; to choose when, and whether or not to

have children; and the right to respect for bodily integrity.

Rights and Desire provides a tool for teachers, facilitators and leaders to

bring fundamental human rights values of dignity, equality, compassion and

justice into the sphere of sex and sexuality. This discussion has become even

more important with the advent of HIV/AIDS. Public perceptions that equate the

disease with " immoral " and " bad " sexual practices not only prevent healthy and

low-risk sexual practices, but also lead to stigma and discrimination against

people with HIV/AIDS.

Rights and Desire invites people to explore healthy and respectful sexual

practices that respect human rights through exercises, discussions and

multi-media. It forms part of the many resources of our multi-media campaign,

What Kind of Man Are You?. The campaign--which addresses HIV infections within

marriage--includes TV, radio and print ads along with a music video,

informational postcards, bookmarks and other materials that are included in this

package. The AV Materials CD also includes media clips from other sources that

augment some of the exercises.

By addressing sexuality as a human rights issue, it is Breakthrough's belief

that we can all come together as individuals, schools, colleges, neighborhoods

and communities to make the world a safer and healthier space for all of us.

Our journey must begin in the most intimate and private space of relationships

and sexuality if we are to realize our dream of human rights for all.

To order copies of Rights and Desire write to sunita@...

Cost:- Within India: Per copy : Rs 300 /-

For more than 5 copies : Rs 275 per copy/-

Outside India: Per copy: 20$

Warm regards,

Sunita Menon

Program Manager

Breakthrough

Building Human Rights Culture

A1/133 Safdarjung Enclave

Delhi 110029

Ph:91-11-26176181 ;51652167 Fax: 91-11-26176185

Website: www.breakthrough.tv

e-mail: <sunita@...>