Workshop on Human Rights and Legal Aids with special reference to HIV AIDS conducted at Patna

[Guest guest]

One day workshop on “Human Rights and Legal Aids with special reference to HIV

AIDS†was conducted by Public Awareness for Healthful Approach for Living

(PAHAL), Bhoruka Charitable Trust Mainstreaming State Unit and State

Mainstreaming Unit today at SCADA business center, Patna.

PHED Minister, Sri Ashwini Kumar Choubey inaugurated the workshop and decried

the discrimination against People Living with HIV AIDS.

In his key note address, Dr Diwakar Tejaswi, Medical Director PAHAL emphasized

the importance of making a network of NGO’s working in the field of Human

Rights and Right to Information issues. Dr Tejaswi told that there are legal

experts and NGO’s that are providing all necessary help right from drafting

letters under Right to Information to initiating Public Interest Litigation

(PIL) on right violation issues free of cost.

Sri Sanjay Gautam from Bhoruka Charitable Trust Mainstreaming State Unit (MRU) ,

Mrs Seema Singh from SMU, UNDP spoke about mainstreaming of HIV AIDS programme

in Bihar. Sri Anand Dwivedi from PAHAL proposed the vote of thanks.

Those who participated in the discussion included Mr Gyan Ranjan, President,

Bihar Network of People Living with HIV AIDS, Mr Abhishek and Saurabh from JAWAB

NGO, Mr Satyanand State Coordinator, Human Right Lawyers Network, Mr Ravindra

Rai from PAIRVI, Ms Suman Lal from Prayas, Mr Ashok Priyadarshi, Senior

Advocate, Patna High Court, Mr Sanjay from Gramin Vikas Samiti, Mr N K Agarwal

from Nav Gurukul among others.

Dr Diwakar Tejaswi

MBBS(Gold Medalist); MCH; FCCP; Ph.D

Consultant Physician and Medical Director

Public Awareness for Healthful Approach for Living (PAHAL)

Harinarayan Complex, Exhibition Road, Patna 800001, India

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