A/HRC/41/27 relations and the prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation. He praised the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, welcomed its resolution 275 and its report on HIV, human rights and the law. He also welcomed the key population strategy implemented by the Southern African Development Community. Dr. Odumosu elaborated on these examples, highlighting the important role played by civil society at the regional level, and praised regional funding programmes that supported joint advocacy. 16. During the interactive dialogue, representatives of Nigeria, France, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, the Republic of Moldova, Azerbaijan, the Geneva Platform on Human Rights, Health and Psychoactive Substances and the Global Network of People Living with HIV took the floor. The representative of Nigeria stated that the State provided HIV services to all, without discrimination, referring also to the strategy led by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS on prevention, care and treatment. The representative of France highlighted the State’s efforts to fight stigma and to provide access to treatment, paying special attention to the situation of vulnerable populations, such as sex workers, and also expressed concern over the situation of migrants, often in an irregular situation and with limited access to the health system. In Malaysia, the National Strategy and Plan had the objective of ensuring that 90 per cent of key populations were screened, 90 per cent were offered treatment and 90 per cent adhered to a health plan; since screening and treatment had been provided to pregnant women, mother-to-child transmission of HIV had been eliminated. In Thailand, anti-retroviral treatment had been universally available since 2014, and the Government worked on reducing stigma, including through the training of health-care workers. The national strategy (2017–2030) had the objective of eliminating HIV. The representative of India highlighted the importance of prevention as part of the national strategy alongside inclusivity, equity and needs-based treatment, and shared the legal framework for 2017 to address stigma against persons living with HIV. The representative of Egypt highlighted the importance of promoting human rights in the response to HIV, and of the fight against discrimination, and asked how access to medicines and prevention could be integrated. The representative of the Republic of Moldova reiterated the State’s commitment to the response to HIV and to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 through an intersectoral approach rooted in human rights and prevention. The representative of Azerbaijan shared the State’s HIV national action plan for 2020, and highlighted the importance of awareness-raising and training, including of young people and migrants. 17. The representative of the Geneva Platform on Human Rights, Health and Psychoactive Substances stressed the need to consider the rights of people who use drugs in the response to HIV as they often suffered from co-infections and co-morbidity. The Geneva Platform welcomed the uptake of harm reduction strategies, called for further programmes to be adopted, highlighted the fact that criminal and punitive laws tended to drive people away from health services, and also mentioned its concern at the reported extrajudicial killing of persons who use drugs in the Philippines. The Global Network of People Living with HIV alluded to the ongoing struggle to translate human rights into concrete interventions and policies in the response to HIV. 18. In response to the issues raised by participants, Dr. Odumosu welcomed the progress made in Nigeria, but suggested that an assessment of the legal environment would be useful to ascertain how the law affected access to services. He observed that the criminalization of populations hindered their access to services, and called for training of health-care and law enforcement personnel. Ms. Clayton referred to the Fast-Track and Human Rights Guidance prepared by UNAIDS as a key resource for policymakers. The Special Rapporteur highlighted the need for consistency in the response to HIV, and pointed out the importance of a coordinated approach at the regional and global levels. Moreover, he emphasized the need to maintain a good balance between biomedical interventions and alternative community-based services, between prevention and treatment, and in cooperation between authorities and civil society. Dr. Baral emphasized the need to strengthen the accountability of physicians, spoke against stigma and discrimination, and called upon the health sector to respect confidentiality. 6