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The AIDS Consortium was established in 1992 by Justice Edwin Cameron, today a Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal and other HIV/AIDS activists. Its objective was to promote a non-discriminatory response to HIV/AIDS based on people’s basic human rights as enshrined in the South African constitution. The founding document of The AIDS Consortium was the AIDS Charter, which set out the basic human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS

Its objective was to promote a non-discriminatory response to HIV/AIDS epidemic based on people's basic human rights as enshrined in the Constitution. The founding document was the HIV/AIDS Charter, which set out the basic human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.

The AC was established as an independent NGO in Braamfontein at it's first AGM in 1998 where 225 members ratified the constitution.
In July 2000 the AC registered as a Section 21 company and is a membership based organisation bringing together a network of over 1000 AIDS service organisations (ASO's) and individuals addressing the AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa.