Global Commission on HIV & the Law: EXTENSION-Call for Submissions for ASIA-PACI

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GLOBAL COMMISSION ON HIV & THE LAW

ANNOUNCING AN EXTENSION FOR RECEIVING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL

DIALOGUE - 3 JANUARY 2011

THE GLOBAL COMMISSION ON HIV AND THE LAW IS SEEKING SUBMISSIONS

FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

On behalf of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, this is an extension for

Call for Submissions for the Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue. The Commission is

encouraged by the overwhelming response from across the region, to the Call for

Submissions launched in November 2010. In order to give further opportunity for

input from civil society through the submission process, THE DEADLINE FOR

RECEIVING SUBMISSIONS IS BEING EXTENEDED TO 3 JANUARY 2011.

Please also note that the Regional Dialogue for the Asia-Pacific will take place

on 16-17 February 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition to giving voice to

regional and country perspectives on issues of HIV and the law, the dialogue

aims to contribute to regional efforts for creating enabling legal environments

which support effective HIV responses.

The Commission looks forward to hearing from you if you have worked or presently

work in the Asia-Pacific on the following issues:

(1) Laws and practices that effectively criminalise people living with HIV and

vulnerable to HIV;

(2) Laws and practices that mitigate or sustain violence and discrimination as

lived by women;

(3) Laws and practices that facilitate or impede HIV-related treatment access;

and

(4) Issues of law and HIV pertaining to children.

How to Submit

Instructions on how to submit can be found in the Call for Submissions.

To learn more about the Commission, go to:

www.hivlawcommission.org

Join the Commission on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/HIVLawCommission

Follow the Commission on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/HIVLawCom

Please note that although this call is specifically for the Regional Dialogue in

Asia-Pacific, other Regional Dialogues are also being planned. Calls for

Submissions for these (with appropriate translations) shall be put up on the

website shortly and their announcement shall be disseminated at that time.

About the Global Commission on HIV and the Law

The Global Commission on HIV and the Law was formally launched in June 2010 by

UNDP on behalf of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. The Commission

is charged with developing actionable and evidence-informed recommendations for

effective HIV responses that respect the human rights of people living with HIV

and those most vulnerable to it. The Commission will focus on some of the most

challenging legal and human rights issues in the context of HIV as enumerated

above.

Regional Dialogues

To ensure that it is informed by and responding to country needs and

perspectives, the Commission will host a series of Regional Dialogues in which

representatives from a diverse range of civil society organizations representing

affected and key populations will meaningfully interact with governments and

authorities that shape and execute the law. The Regional Dialogues will also be

an important opportunity for the voices of civil society affected by human

rights issues related to HIV to be heard.