A human rights-based approach is essential to interventions that benefit vulnerable groups, as it creates an enabling environment for successful community-based responses within communities. It also means leaving no one behind by addressing the stigma and discrimination that exacerbates poverty and denies targets access to prevention and treatment service.

PJD acts to concretely translate human rights, it is essential to adopt the four principles of humanitarian action: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. Consequently, for PJD, the interventions are adapted to the specific needs of the target.