15th International AIDS Conference Bangkok, Thailand - July 11-16, 2004

Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. E10269)

Mutyaba RL
The Uganda Network on Law , Ethics and HIV/AIDS, Kampala, Uganda

ISSUES: There is the inadequacy of the legal, human rights and policy frame work in Uganda to adddress the violations and implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, discrimination of PLWAs, orphans, lack of awreness of the rights increases the vulnerability of the persons affected wiht HIV/AIDS. Ther is also slow national response in the area of legislative reform and enforcement which would reduce the vulnerability of the marginalized groups. Also there lack of understanding among the policy makers, the political leaders, the legislators, the interrelationship between the law, human rights, poverty, Gender, and their impact on the response to HIV/AIDS.

DESCRIPTION: A media and IEC/Advocacy campaign was conducted through the media i.e. T. V. and Radio on selected Advocacy issues. Also training of the members of the Judiciary and the legal profession was conducted so that they can provide effective responce to victims of human rights violations

RESULTS: Increased awareness of the selected issues, more understanding of the correlation between law human rights poverty gender ad HIV/AIDS. Identification of the gaps in teh legal regime which are an inpediment to the establishment of an appropirate environment to handle human rights violations and an impetus to lobbying for law refom. Recommendations. Law Refom should be so to take care of the issues brought about by the pandemic. The judiciary should intergate where applicable the impact of HIV/AIDS while dispensing justice

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