Promote a Human Rights framework in response of trans women’s health, including HIV

Rationale: Very often, responses to HIV are solely based on a test and treat approach, which in itself has the potential to violate Human Rights. It must be borne in mind that trans women are human beings, entitled to the same Human Rights afforded to others. Further, we are human beings functioning within particular social, political and economic realities. This said, it is important to recognize the intersectionalities that shape our access to health services. The law is often a barrier to accessing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for trans women. For this reason, we must ensure that trans women’s health promotion initiatives are underpinned by a Human Rights ideology.
Main Activities
• Develop Human Rights briefs on trans women’s health and HIV
• Disseminate briefs with key stakeholders and decision makers
• Develop brief on access to health for trans women
• IRGT members will identify and participate in venues and high-level meetings where trans women’s Human Rights can be promoted
• Integrate Human Rights framework in all IRGT activities
• Develop a communication strategy that ensures promotion of Human Rights framework
• Advocate for transgender women’s Human Rights

Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation for Objective 1

• Key stakeholders, decision makers, policy makers and transgender activists will have received Human Rights briefs on trans women’s health and HIV
• Key stakeholders, decision makers, policy makers and transgender activists will have received briefs on access to health for trans women
• Human Rights framework will be included in all IRGT activities, materials, presentations, advocacy, and policy documents will have included a
• IRGT members will have participated and/or supported and promoted participation of trans women at high level meetings, such as Global Fund regional consultations, PEPFAR COP processes, UNAIDS consultations, amongst others, to ensure inclusion of transgender women and human rights
• Human Right framework will be incorporated in responses of trans women’s health, including HIV
• Transgender activist will be informed about Human Rights framework in response to trans women’s health and HIV