The rights-based approach informs all of ZARAN’s activities.

The legal support we offer through the AIDSLaw Clinic assists individuals who have experienced human rights violations to achieve meaningful redress.

Through our other work, ZARAN seeks to address the deeper causes of such violations, which include:
1. An inadequate understanding of Human Rights and HIV and AIDS on the part of Parliamentarians, Government Agents, Duty Bearers and the Public, and
2. a Legislative and Policy framework which inadequately enshrines the Human Rights of people living with HIV and AIDS.

Our Advocacy work sees ZARAN engaging with parliamentarians, policy-makers and other decision-makers to improve awareness of Human Rights and achieve real change in the legislative framework for people living with HIV and AIDs. We also work with communities affected by HIV and AIDS to improve their knowledge of their Human Rights and of the mechanisms that exist for them to demand their rights be recognised.

Research forms the backbone of ZARAN’s work as it provides the evidence for the HIV and AIDS-related Human Rights abuses we are working to eliminate.

Communication, including press statements, reports, leaflets and radio productions, enables us to disseminate information about key Human Rights and HIV and AIDS issues to beneficiaries, to Zambians, our partners and donors, as well as to the wider public.

ZARAN's objectives

1. To achieve improved redress for legal and human rights violations for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.

2. To achieve improved formulation and implementation of legislation and policies vis a vis HIV and Human Rights.

3. To achieve improved accountability for laws and policies on the part of duty bearers with regard to Human Rights, HIV and AIDS.