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Stand up for the Human Rights of Women Living with HIV

10th December 2118 – Kampala – Uganda: The International Community of Women Living Eastern Africa (ICWEA) joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Human Rights Day, which is the anniversary of the day that the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and this marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

With the theme “Stand Up For Human Rights”, ICWEA has continued to create human rights awareness among our members so that they are able to stand up for their rights and this day we celebrate the so many achievements that we have in the past year registered including but not limited to ensuring that women living with HIV in all our diversity under the Woman Today continue to engage to ensure that human rights are at the core policy making, programming and implementation.

Violence is real in the lives of women and girls, at least 1 out of 3 women experience violence in their lifetime. It is also documented that an estimated 35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or sexual violence by a non-partner (not including sexual harassment) at some point in their lives.[1]  Globally, as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by an intimate partner.

Studies by the International Community of Women living with HIV (ICW) in India found that HIV positive women using reproductive health services were pinched, punched and scolded by health workers during procedures because of their HIV status.

[1] World Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council (2013). Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence,

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Nancy Imali November 18, 2015 Reply

    Good day!
    I hope this email finds you well. My name is Nancy, a radio journalist working with a community/learning radio station in Kakamega, Western Kenya and I run a weekly radio programme on HIV and AIDS in conjuction with the AIDS CONTROL UNIT at my place of work; 103.9 MMUST FM.

    I have read widely about your activities, and I am most interested to further know what you do, other activities that you undertake here in Kenya, and if there’s a way that your organization can incorporate radio journalists in your team to help spread your agenda. Especially those that produce programs in tandem with your agenda.

    May I ask, do you have a network of journalists across the region that are able to help with your agenda? My interest lies with the possibility that I might be able to generate news stories from activities you undertake or positive broadcast programs to our listener-ship and much more.

    Awaiting a positive response from you.

    Kind Regards,
    Nancy Imali
    imalinancy@gmail.com/nogonyo@mmust.ac.ke
    +254 725453916

    1. icwea November 20, 2015 Reply

      Dear Nancy,

      It is great to hear from you and we would definately like to work with you. Let us continue the conversation on email.

      Thank you.

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