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Amsterdam Consultation on Police and HIV report published

On the 4th of October 2014, a Consultation on Police and HIV was held in Amsterdam.

The Consultation came about as a result of the recognition of a need for co-ordination and collaboration between all these agencies working with police in the HIV response, and better planning and sharing of resources and experience. It was convened by the Law Enforcement and HIV Network (LEAHN), and co-organised by the Centre for Law Enforcement and Public Health (CLEPH), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and Birkbeck School of Law at the University of London.

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County Dialogues on HIV & the Law to Mark 16 days of Activism

“Thirty years into the HIV epidemic we still have major discrimination and stigma related to HIV, as well as laws and law enforcement that drive people away from HIV services. Such situations are undermining the HIV response across the world. This will only change if we make major investments in programmes to reduce such stigma and increase access to justice for those affected by HIV.” Michel Sidibe, UNAIDS Executive Director, August 2011

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The Africa Regional Judges’ Forum on HIV, Human Rights and the Law convene...

In Africa, the HIV epidemic has raised and continues to raise new and complex legal and human rights’ issues and challenges and engagement of the Judiciary in this issue is vital. There is wide recognition that the judiciary can play a critical role in generating jurisprudence that can uphold the rights of people infected and affected by HIV. Responding to this, a number of Senior Judges across Africa expressed an interest in sharing experiences, challenges and new developments in HIV-related jurisprudence in order to uphold human rights, and to support and sustain judicial excellence on HIV and the law. As a result, the Africa Regional Judges’ Forum on HIV, Human Rights and the Law convened their initial meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on 14th–15th October, 2014, with support from UNDP RSC A.

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The 12th Meeting of the Network of Francophone Parliamentarians on HIV, TB and...

On 29-30 September 2014, the 12th Meeting of the Network of Parliamentarians on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie, through its Network of Francophone Parliamentarians on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Réseau parlementaire de lutte contre le VIH/sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme), serves as a space for francophone parliamentarians to debate and share knowledge and strategies on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. It also seeks to raise awareness and promote concrete actions and activities in the continued responses to these pandemics, such as pressure for the allocation of necessary resources, the protection of human rights, the control of budgets allocation for public health and the facilitation of access to medicine.

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NEPAD leads discussions on a critical law to regulate good quality and...

One of the biggest policy decisions on health and medicine regulation in Africa is under discussion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, led by the NEPAD Agency.

NEPAD in collaboration with African Union Commission (AUC) and Pan-African Parliament (PAP) have spearheaded the development of the AU Model Law aimed at assisting RECs and African countries to enact or review their national laws and subsequently harmonize them with regional policies.

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