Eminent African Judges Dialogue on HIV related stigma and Discrimination
As the HIV epidemic continues to affect millions of people in developing countries especially in Africa, judiciary is now being seen as having a powerful role in ending stigma and discrimination for people living with HIV and Aids. During the first ever dialogue on HIV, human rights and the law in Eastern and Southern Africa, held in Nairobi, delegates who included judges, magistrates, lawyers, civil society groups and people living with HIV from various African Countries heard how punitive laws and practices deny people living with HIV basic rights and access to justice.