Obesity and its comorbidities pose daunting challenges to global health and development in the 21st century. This paper reviews some commonalities between obesity and another global health challenge, the pandemic of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). International human rights law was an important catalyst for civil society movements that helped to overcome inertia and generate political will for State action in response to HIV and AIDS. Drawing on the HIV experience, the authors propose a conceptual model for a human rights–based response to obesity founded on the twin pillars of State obligations and civil society engagement. Framing States' obligations to address the global obesity pandemic as a matter of international law, informed by the examples of the United Nations “International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights” and the General Comments of the United Nations human rights treaty bodies on HIV and AIDS, provides a normative framework to guide State actions and opportunities to engage the extensive accountability mechanisms of the United Nations international human rights system. In addition, it provides civil society organizations with the language and tools to demand State action on obesity. The authors call for similar authoritative guidance for States on the application of international human rights law to obesity.

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确定国家和民间社会基于人权的肥胖症治疗方法。

肥胖及其合并症对21世纪的全球健康与发展提出了严峻的挑战。本文回顾了肥胖与另一个全球性健康挑战之间的一些共性，即人类免疫缺陷病毒/后天免疫缺陷综合症（HIV / AIDS）的大流行。国际人权法是推动民间社会运动的重要催化剂，民间运动有助于克服惰性，并为采取行动应对艾滋病毒和艾滋病产生政治意愿。作者利用艾滋病毒的经验，提出了一种基于人权的肥胖症应对概念模型，该模型建立在国家义务和民间社会参与的双重支柱之上。阐明各国根据国际法应对全球肥胖大流行的义务，借鉴联合国“艾滋病毒/艾滋病和人权国际准则”的例子以及联合国人权条约机构关于艾滋病毒和艾滋病的一般性意见，提供了指导国家行动和参与广泛行动的机会的规范框架。联合国国际人权系统的问责机制。此外，它为民间社会组织提供了要求国家对肥胖采取行动的语言和工具。作者呼吁各国就肥胖症适用国际人权法提供类似的权威指导。提供了一个规范框架，以指导国家采取行动和机会，以参与联合国国际人权系统广泛的问责机制。此外，它为民间社会组织提供了要求国家对肥胖采取行动的语言和工具。作者呼吁各国就肥胖症适用国际人权法提供类似的权威指导。提供了一个规范框架，以指导国家采取行动和机会，以参与联合国国际人权系统广泛的问责机制。此外，它为民间社会组织提供了要求国家对肥胖采取行动的语言和工具。作者呼吁各国就肥胖症适用国际人权法提供类似的权威指导。