1 Johannesburg 24-26 June 2014 Impact of legal aid programmes for persons with HIV, drug users and other affected populations.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Key Populations: Making Them Matter in the Global HIV Response Inextricable Links: HIV and Human Rights Kevin Osborne, LINKAGES Project Director 2 March.

Advertisements

May 18, 2015 UNAIDS Know Your Epidemic Guidelines to Enhance Knowledge on Country-Specific HIV Context to Better Support the National Response.

The Need for Legal Aid in Combating HIV/AIDS Amongst Drug Users

Supporting community action on AIDS in developing countries MDG’s and the Law: Creating an Enabling Legislative Environment Anton Kerr Head of Policy –

Harmonizing public health and public safety in a politically conservative environment Joëlle Rabot Field Coordinator Collectif Urgence.

Slide 2 Key Points Although HIV/AIDS is found throughout the world, most people living with HIV/AIDS reside in low- and middle-income countries More people.

“Writing our own narratives” The Global Advocacy Agenda for Young People Living with HIV.

Washington D.C., USA, July 2012www.aids2012.org Addressing the intersection of criminalisation, discrimination and stigma Susan Timberlake Chief,

Drug policy and harm reduction: impact of the US policy Raminta Stuikyte Central and Eastern European Harm Reduction Network.

 Critical Enablers for HIV, TB & Malaria Responses UNDP & Global Fund informal session 30 th meeting of the Global Fund Board Dr Mandeep Dhaliwal United.

Gender and AIDS UNDP Focal Points Meeting June 2007.

Social determinants of health and the situation of persons with disabilities Poverty, lack of education, poor living conditions, and other human rights.

Evaluation of HIV specific legal services together with beneficiaries IDLO – Health Law Program Asela Kalugampitiya Health Law Program.

Tajikistan The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Support to the Strategic Plan to Prevent HIV/AIDS Epidemics in Tajikistan. November.

AELA Law and Governance ‘Start-up and Tune-up’ Clinic Legal Services in South East Queensland 26 June 2015.

Comprehensive HIV Prevention Strategies for Most at Risk Populations (MARPs) Anne Goldzier Thomas, Ph.D. US Department of Defense/PEPFAR Ethiopia National.

Asia-Pacific High-level Meeting on HIV and AIDS The Asia-Pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Assessment of Progress against Commitments.

Effective Local Approaches In The Africa LGBTI Context Michael Ighodaro ICARH.

COUNTRY PRESENTATION (DRUGS AND HIV/AIDS)– Nepal Dr. Krishna Kumar Rai, Director National Centre for AIDS and STD Control, Ministry of Health and Population.

Injecting Drug Use and Drug Led HIV in Nepal Bijay Pandey Recovering Nepal.

3 year Project Evaluation International Development Law Organization Naomi Burke-Shyne Program Manager, HIV and Health Law Initiative XIX International.

Supporting community action on AIDS in developing countries.

Advocating for Harm Reduction: A Public Health Response to Drug Use and HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Sue Simon International Harm Reduction Development.

The Paralegal Advisory Service & Access to Justice by Children Presentation At The International Conference on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice.

Moving from a commodity approach: “Fund some of everything” or “Fund what is comfortable” to An Investment approach: “Fund evidenced-based activities.

 Wenjuan Zhang, Vice Director of Zhicheng Public Interest Lawyers.

INTRODUCTION TO OUTREACH. A systematic approach of delivering HIV prevention services to people injecting drugs in their environments. WHAT DOES OUTREACH.

The UNDP Programme in 2005 Annual Review Meeting December 19,

Governance of AIDS Response UNDP HIV/AIDS Group, BDP Moscow, June 6, 2007.

Statement of the Johannesburg Civil Society Consultation.

Paula Munderi Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy World Health Organization Access to essential medicines for HIV/AIDS - update on WHO activities.

HSS Bottleneck areas Thailand. HIV Governance: Law on drugs (IDUs) Lack of representation in national and local levels Lack of participation or representation.

New Investment Framework SYNERGIES WITH DEVELOPMENT SECTORS Social protection; Education; Legal Reform; Gender equality; Poverty reduction; Gender-based.

HIV and Human Rights: Strengthening HIV Responses Among Those Most Vulnerable Asia and Pacific Regional Consultation on Universal Access to HIV Prevention,

Stigma & Discrimination: The Undoing of Universal Access?? Dr Mandeep Dhaliwal International HIV/AIDS Alliance Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit PARA 55.

Washington D.C., USA, July 2012www.aids2012.org Supporting MSM and TGs, Nepal Leads the Way Kabiraj Khanal MoHP 27 July, 2012.

Business as Unusual UNAIDS Action Framework: Universal Access for Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender People A UNAIDS-UNDP presentation by Shivaji.

Washington D.C., USA, July 2012www.aids2012.org Condoms as evidence Susan Timberlake Chief, Human Rights and Law Division UNAIDS Secretariat Geneva.

Keep your promise to women and girls Violence against Women and Girls in National AIDS plans.

Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Context, Activities, Challenges HIV/AIDS Liaison Unit, UNDP Office in Geneva Human Rights Advisers, UNAIDS, Geneva Moscow 6 June.

What do donor’s think? Opportunities and challenges for stigma reduction programs and research R. Cameron Wolf, PhD Senior HIV/AIDS Advisor for Key Populations.

XVII INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE PANCAP Satellite Meeting Hon Douglas Slater, Minister of Health, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

SA AIDS Conference Pre Conference session 06 June 2011 Strategic Partnerships through Social Dialogue in implementing HIV and AIDS Policies and Programmes:

How to improve law enforcement knowledge about HIV and to work with drug users and sex workers: experiences from Kyrgyzstan Aleksandr Zelichenko, Director.

Regional Videoconference Addressing Stigma and Discrimination of HIV/AIDS in Africa Thursday, April 2, 2009 UNAIDS Perspective Susan Timberlake, Senior.

The Millennium Development Goals The fight against global poverty and inequality.

Providing HIV services to key affected populations in MENA: outreach workers under threat P RESENTED BY D R. W ESSAM E L B EIH, COUNTRY COORDINATOR, E.

Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Financial Sustainability: The Importance of Country Ownership Dr Bernhard Schwartländer UNAIDS.

Engaging the Judiciary/Policy makers in advocating for rights based approaches to HIV and TB Johannesburg, South Africa April 2015.

Effective HIV & SRH Responses among Key Populations Module 2: The Comprehensive Package of Programmes and Services.

The Bank’s Regional HIV/AIDS Strategies An Overview.

1 The UN Perspective UNAIDS Trinidad & Tobago Tenth PANCAP Annual General Meeting, November 2, 2010 The AIDS Response in the Post-Earthquake Reconstruction.

HIV and AIDS Data Hub for Asia-Pacific Review in slides Timor-Leste.

Challenging Abusive Laws through Legal Literacy Capacity Building of Female Sex Workers (FSW) to Enhance Universal Access to SRHR/HIV Services: The Case.

Law Enforcement agencies and civil society organizations: critical partners in HIV services provision for people who use drugs Zhannat Kosmukhamedova,

HIV Prevention Program for MSM in Post –Conflict Liberia

29 th PCB Thematic Segment HIV and Enabling Legal Environments OVERVIEW Susan Timberlake Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Law UNAIDS Secretariat Geneva.

Dr Rachel Yates Senior Adviser, UNICEF HIV/AIDS section New York OWN, SCALE-UP & SUSTAIN The 16 th International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa 4.

Moving from a commodity approach: “Fund some of everything” or “Fund what is comfortable” to An Investment approach: “Fund evidenced-based activities.

The provision of legal aid by the non-state actors in Uganda:

Technical Support Needs of Countries for Preparation of Funding Requests Under the Global Fund's New Funding Model Authors: A. Nitzsche-Bell, B. Hersh.

Key Population Community taking the Lead.

The Aviator Hotel – South Africa Uganda Harm Reduction Network (UHRN)

Fabienne Hariga Senior Adviser, HIV/AIDS Section

HIV & AIDS and the world of work:

Gender, Education and HIV

Community Action on Harm Reduction (CAHR) Programme

Access Equity in Prisons in Africa A CALL FOR ACTION

08 Uniting the World against AIDS Introduction

Towards a Conducive Legal and Structural Environment

Presentation transcript:

1 Johannesburg June 2014 Impact of legal aid programmes for persons with HIV, drug users and other affected populations

2 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION “IDLO” Health and Law Health is a human right guaranteed in international law The IDLO bridges law and health for vulnerable groups The ‘enabling legal environment’ now seen as essential to health rights Includes legal services for marginalized and vulnerable populations Legal literacy and legal empowerment are key Often involves civil rights such as speech and association

3 Asia-Pacific Latin America Middle East and North Africa Central and West Africa IDLO support for national HIV-related legal services 16 countries 5.5 years ( ) UNAIDS & UNDP

4 1.Different models for delivering HIV- related legal services 2.Training of lawyers on HIV basics, and more 3.Peer outreach workers can increase demand 4.Legal services protect public health by keeping key populations out of prison 5.Collect evidence for advocacy while providing services Overview: key points for the provision of HIV-related legal services

5 Models for delivering HIV- related legal services Options for delivery: 1.Stand-alone HIV legal services with full-time lawyers 2.Integrated into government legal aid 3.HIV or harm reduction organizations 4.Community outreach – ‘street law programs’ 5.Integrated into other human rights services 6.Private sector lawyers on a pro bono basis 7.Lawyers retained by community based organizations 8.University law school ‘legal clinics’

6 Training of lawyers on HIV basics, and more Training includes: -HIV and drug use 101 -Sensitivity towards clients -HIV and drug use legal issues -Applicable national and international law -Relevant case law -Referral options if needed -Data collection and reporting

7 ORWs identify and contact PLHIV and key affected populations, provide them with legal information, and encourage them to contact a lawyer if they wish to do so. Peer outreach workers can increase demand

8 Legal services protect public health by keeping key populations out of prison ‘In our experience, drug users and other key populations arrested on HIV-related criminal charges, who have quality legal representation, are unlikely to go to prison. The police are unable to make the case and the courts are unwilling to convict without evidence… …If a drug user or homosexual appears in court without a lawyer, he is likely to be sent to prison.’ (Legal service provider, Egypt)

9 Evidence is essential for sound law and policy reform Evidence based on data from legal services, and strategic litigation. Need to assure confidentiality when collecting data. Collect evidence for advocacy while providing services Law Reform Legal Services

10 Ahmed Shehata, Program Coordinator Middle East and North Africa/Asia Regions, IDLO Thank You IDLO acknowledges the following development partners and donors for their support to its HIV global program: Australian Aid Ford Foundation Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) World Bank Group