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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE UNDETECTABLE EQUALS UNTRANSMITTIBLE (U = U) CONCEPT/CAMPAIGN ON THE LIVES OF PE
by: VICTOR EBOH ESQ (LEGAL/REPRODUCTIVE RIGHT...
Dec 3, 20195 min read
The User Fee Charge and Its Implication on Persons Living with HIV and AIDS
By Blessing Mase According to a “U.S –Supported Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey,” about 1.9 million people are still living...
Nov 6, 20192 min read
Successful completion of course on criminalization of HIV transmission, exposure and non – dis
Two of our Lawyers Alert staff participated in a course on criminalization of HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure organized by...
Aug 1, 20191 min read
HIV Criminalization Cases Recorded in 72 Countries, Including 49 in the Last Four Years.
By Arasa Network HIV criminalization continues: a global review has found that HIV-related arrests, investigations, prosecutions and...
Jul 8, 20194 min read
THE CLASS ACT OF THE 8TH BENUE ASSEMBLY AND THE VAPP LAW
By Jerome Uneje “Hmmm…Torkwase my sister, so it’s true that everything about the domestication of the Violence Against Persons...
Jun 17, 20194 min read
Mr. X Terminated On Grounds Of His Hiv Status Gets The Fruit Of His Victory
Dear Colleagues and folks, Recall the National Industrial Court of Nigeria’s Judgement prohibiting employers from coercing existing or...
Apr 12, 20192 min read
USER FEE CHARGE: A HINDRANCE TO HIV CONTROL IN NIGERIA
Ayomide Joshua Over the years, a lot have been done to exterminate or reduce the spread of HIV to the barest minimum. Many drugs have...
Mar 7, 20194 min read
Employers of labour must comply with HIV/AIDS non discrimination Act
By Hameed Oyegbade, Osogbo, Daily Trust A Civil Society Organisation in Nigeria, Lawyers Alert has insisted that employers of labour in...
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Effect Of Rape On Women/Girls
By Yua Miriam A taxi driver on his way to the motor park was attracted to a young lady who is a newspaper vendor. He decided to stop by...
Jan 17, 20194 min read
COURTESY VISIT BY THE HOPE SISTERS AGAINST HIV/AIDS, STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION INITIATIVE
On the 29th day of August, 2018, the Hope Sisters Against HIV/AIDS, Stigma and Discrimination Initiative, a Women-Led Grassroot Civic...
Aug 31, 20182 min read
LAWYERS ALERT RELEASES DATA ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS WITH REGARD TO HOMOSEXUALS IN NIGERIA
The report is a compendium of reported violations of sexual minorities in Nigeria between April 2017 to March 2018, with particular focus...
Apr 22, 20182 min read
Increase State Resource Allocation on HIV efforts: Lawyers Alert Tells the National Assembly at the
The Nigeria Budget Proposals, or better properly called “The 2018 Appropriation Bill” which encapsulates what and how the federal...
Mar 28, 20184 min read
Suit to challenge termination of employment on account on HIV status: Activists and PLHIV identify w
The suit challenging the termination of Mr X by his employers on account of his HIV status came up a fortnight ago at the National...
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Lawyers Alert sensitize Journalists on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights
The training was organized by Lawyers Alert for journalists as part of a sensitization and advocacy drive within the media community. The...
Jul 16, 20175 min read
NIGERIA: MANDATORY HIV TESTING AND DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS OF HIV-STATUS
http://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/cases/ongoing-cases/nigeria-mandatory-hiv-testing-and-dismissal-of-an-employee-on-the-basis...
Jan 17, 20171 min read
Assessing the HIV/AIDS MDGs: Does this look like success or even progress?
As Kim et al. (2011) indicated, progress towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been mixed. One of the MDGs...
May 31, 20159 min read
Landmark Judgment in Kenya on Criminalization of HIV Transmission
The judgment reads in part: “We therefore agree with the position taken by the petitioner and the amicus curiae that section 24 of the...
Mar 26, 201568 min read
LAWYERS COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO KEY POPULATIONS AND VULNERABLE GROUPS
Volunteer Lawyers across 23 states in Nigeria came together in Abuja between the 2nd to 6th of February 2015 to educate themselves on the...
Feb 20, 20152 min read
BENUE STATE HIV NON DISCRIMINATION LAW; PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDREN AND THE UNBORN CHILD, HEALTH CARE A
By James Apeh In Nigeria more than 5 million women give birth yearly. One out of every twenty is HIV positive. The chance of an infected...
Feb 18, 20153 min read
Passage of the HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Law: Matters Arising
By Jerome, Uneje Mary Since the advent of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria in the early 90s, it is estimated that over 3 million people are either...
Feb 10, 20153 min read
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