Visa Waiver for the High level meeting on AIDS

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Dear all,

An international event is going to be held in USA - the High-level meeting on AIDS, United Nations, New York, and as we consider:

- the need of abolition of all restrictions to travel for HIV+people and the right of travel freely;

- the respect and equal treatment for all;

- the discrimination and ignorance of a law that considers HIV as a communicable disease;

Therefor we should as civil society take action for the change of policies of visas.

Please see the following documents:

http://www.eatg.org/news/newsitem.php?id=14500

US HIV Visa Waiver for the High-level meeting on AIDS: The June 2008 meeting <http://www.icaso.org/HLM.html> in New York has been classified a "designated event"<http://www.icaso.org/resources/BlanketWaiver_HIV_UN_DOS_letter.pdf> for which an HIV visa waiver is available.

The US restricts entry for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), and applying for a waiver is not without issues and problems.

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), has prepared an advisory note <http://www.icaso.org/resources/2008_HighLevelMeeting_on_AIDS_HIV_Waiver_7.pdf> for PLHIV wanting to travel to the US to attend the meeting, to help decide what to do and how to do it.

International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO)65 Wellesley St. E., Suite 403Toronto, ONCanada M4Y 1G7Tel: +1 416 921 0018Fax: +1 416 921 9979Email: icaso@...

Web sites: http://www.icaso.org/http://www.aids2008community.org/

All the best

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