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This document explains how the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) can be used to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic from a gender perspective. The authors argue that women are increasingly infected due to discrimination and inequality. In order to protect their health women need to know the rights they have under CEDAW, such as the right to access to prevention information, the right to be free from sexual coercion under threat of violence, and the right to equal access to healthcare. [CEDAW Convention - International, Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS]