Maintien de l’ordre et droits des personnes vivant avec et touchées par le VIH

MENAHRA souligne l’importance d’améliorer les cadres juridiques, d’organiser des formations et de partager des informations pour assurer que le maintien de l’ordre n’entrave pas à la réponse à l’épidémie. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

At the invitation of the Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association (MENAHRA), and in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), he International Development Law Organization (IDLO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Law Enforcement and HIV Network (LEAHN); the third Consultative Meeting on “Law Enforcement and the Rights of People Living with and affected by HIV” was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beirut between 2 and 4 October 2019.

The meeting was attended by 28 people representing law enforcement agencies and civil society organizations in eight Arab countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain and Lebanon, in addition to representatives from UNDP, UNAIDS & IDLO. The objective of the meeting was to promote the positive engagement of law enforcement agents in the HIV response in selected countries in the region, and to create a common understanding and agreement between partners and participants on strategic human rights-based HIV programming and a roadmap to improve the legal environment in the region.