- The Denver Principles: In 1983, at a health conference in Denver, Colorado, United States, a group of HIV/AIDS activists publicly articulated for the first time the needs and values of people living with HIV/AIDS. What is now referred to as The Denver Principles called for an end to discrimination against and for respect of the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. This Conference is often considered to mark the beginning of the PLWHA movement.
- The Paris Declaration: Heads of Government or Representatives of the 42 States assembled in Paris on 1 December 1994 undertake in their national policies to (…) fully involve non-governmental and community-based organisations as well as people living with HIV/AIDS in the formulation and implementation of public policies. The 42 States are resolved to step up international cooperation through the following measures and initiatives: (…) Support a greater involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS through an initiative to strengthen the capacity and coordination of networks of people living with HIV/AIDS and community-based organisations. By ensuring their full involvement in our common response to the pandemic at all - national, regional and global - levels, this initiative will, in particular, stimulate the creation of supportive political, legal and social environments.
- World Health Assembly confirms 1994 Paris commitment: Supreme governing body of the World Health Organisation, the World Health Assembly, during its summit in 1995, declared its support for the statement adopted during the 1994 Paris AIDS summit.
- UN Declaration of Commitment: The Declaration of Commitment that came out of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in June 2001, set timelines for States to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including establishing laws and regulations to end HIV/AIDS-related discrimination, establishing and strengthening mechanisms that involve people living with HIV/AIDS in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and progressing in implementing
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