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SAA Human Rights Hearing

HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: Increased EU leadership in promoting human rights in the global response to HIV/AIDS

December 11th:
European Parliament 9:00-12:30

On the occasion of the 60^th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (December 10^th) and World AIDS Day on December 1^st, Stop AIDS Alliance, in collaboration with the EP Working Group on Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Development (EPWG), is organising a hearing at the European Parliament titled: HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: Increased EU leadership in promoting human rights in the global response to HIV/AIDS, on the 11^th of December hosted by the Hon. Mr. Thijs Berman, MEP (PES, NL).

This event will bring together programme and policy experts on three issues regarding human rights and HIV: the right to freedom from stigma and discrimination, the right to Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment and care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of people living with HIV.

Speakers will include civil society representatives from Africa (Burkina Faso and Burundi) and India, as well as experts in the three highlighted issues from IPPF (UK), AIDS Fonds (The Netherlands), Human Rights Watch (USA) as well as MEPs from the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland (tbc). Joining in the final debate will be Mr. Louis-Charles Viossat, French HIV/AIDS Ambassador and Mr. Nils Daulaire, President and CEO of the Global Health Council (USA).

Please join us for this special meeting at the European Parliament from 9:00-12:30 with a reception afterwards.

Meeting Report and Documents

Please download the meeting report here

Below is an overview of the presentations and speeches which sere given at this event:

Stigma & Discrimination:
Presentation by Jean Paul Yengayenge (Burundi)
Presentation by Marielle Hart (Brussels)

Universal Access for Key Populations
Presentation by Mr. Ferdinand Strijthagen
Speech by Mr. Boris O. Dittrich

SRHR and Human Rights:
Presentation by Ms. Reine Lydia Saloucou
Presentation by Mr. Kevin Osborne

More Details

You can download the agenda here