This guidance* has been developed for both researchers and community-based organizations in rights-constrained environments. The guidance is intended to help both researchers and community organizations to:

Better design and conduct meaningful research on HIV among MSM in challenging social, political, and human rights contexts;
Provide a check list of factors for researchers and community organizations to consider in the design, conduct, and implementation of research studies;
Offer lessons learned through case studies of research and community partnerships, recent successes, and challenges.

The guidance is also available in French, Russian, and Spanish.

*A 2015 update of this publication is available.