Delhi to host exhibition of pics of HIV+ children

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Delhi to host exhibition of pics of HIV+ children

Updated on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 13:33

New Delhi: In an attempt to highlight the everyday trials of HIV positive

children, especially orphans, a collection of photographs will be exhibited at

the British Council here Nov 30 on.

According to NGO ActionAid, which will put up the exhibition, the photographs by

Srikanth Kolari expose the vulnerability of the children and the denial of

rights that they face each day.

" HIV positive parents often die in their prime, leaving their children orphaned

who then face the stigma and discrimination more vicious than the disease, " an

ActionAid official said.

" Media ethics demand that representation of (HIV) positive children should not

be done in any way that reveals their identity. This exhibition uses that

challenge to tell the children`s stories in a creative manner without

compromising on the important message, " the official added.

India is home to the second largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the

world.

The exhibition, titled `Suffering Silence: Untold Story of Orphan HIV positive

children`, will be on till Dec 6. It is being held to mark World AIDS Day on Dec

1.

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