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- HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Human rights-based approach
A human rights-based approach in politics foregrounds the entitlements enshrined in international law which people can claim from the states in which they live. It promotes human rights principles such as participation, empowerment and non-discrimination. In the context of development cooperation, individuals and groups are assisted to claim their rights and live self-determined lives. Target groups are not aid or welfare recipients but rights-holders. The governments of their countries are duty-bearers. The promotion of human rights in all areas of cooperation is one of the most important preconditions for sustainable development and poverty reduction.
- Human Trafficking
The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons by using threat or use of force or different forms of coercion.