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Published on: October 31, 2010
[The inclusion of human rights in AIDS/HIV norms in Mexico and Central America: 1993-2000]
Silvia Magali Cuadra-Hernández1, René Leyva-Flores, Daniel Hernández-Rosete
1Centro de Investigación en Sistemas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. mcuadra@insp.mx
Objective:
To analyze the inclusion of human rights in HIV/AIDS norms in Mexico and Central America for the 1993-2000 period.
Material And Methods:
Norms and regulations for HIV/AIDS prevention and control in this region were analyzed. A constructivist perspective of judiciary subsystems and human rights was used as a reference framework, to establish categories of analysis with significance codes based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Results:
During the study period, human rights were included within a vigorous legislative activity for HIV/AIDS transmission prevention. In some cases (as in the Panama Law and the Honduras Proposal) there were passages of law violating the right to non-discrimination and privacy. These laws lead to either of two conflicting paths: one ensuring human rights, and another increasing the vulnerability of some groups.
Conclusions:
The authors emphasize the importance of gaining a new understanding of social subjects and epidemiological surveillance, based on norms that incorporate human rights issues.
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