This guideline aims to help States to design policy and practice to ensure respect for human rights. It is a revised version of Guideline 6 on “Access to prevention, treatment, care and support” adopted in 1998 by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). It reflects the new standards in HIV/ AIDS treatment and international law which have been adopted since then. Guideline 6 is a useful resource for scaling up of the response to HIV/AIDS by all actors concerned – governments and non- governmental organisations, the United Nations system and other international and regional organisations.