UNPROTECTED:

SEX, CONDOMS AND THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH

I. SUMMARY..

II. RECOMMENDATIONS

To the government of the Philippines:

To local governments in the Philippines:

To the United States and other supporters of HIV/AIDS programs in the Philippines:

To the Holy See:

III. METHODS

IV. BACKGROUND..

The global condom gap

Condoms and HIV/AIDS in the Philippines

Condoms and the Vatican

The United States: from condoms to abstinence

Condoms, HIV/AIDS information and human rights

V. FINDINGS ON ACCESS TO CONDOMS AND HIV/AIDS INFORMATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

Official anti-condom policies

Anti-condom ordinances

Confiscation of condoms by police

Arbitrary restrictions on condom promotion

Weak "100 percent condom" policies

Refusal to fund condom supplies

Opposition to reproductive health legislation

False scientific claims about condoms

Misinformation about condoms and HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations

Sex workers

Men who have sex with men

Adolescents and young adults

Overseas Filipino workers

Sex workers: human rights abuses fuel misinformation

HIV and STD testing and counseling

Towards reform of social hygiene clinics

VI. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE..

VII. CONCLUSION..

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS