KELIN responds to legal, ethical and human rights concerns relating to health and HIV. Read publications by our organization and partner organizations by clicking on the links below:

Advisory Notes
Update on advisory note on case of XDR-TB
Advisory Note on case of XDR-TB
Advisory Note -”AIDS to Lose Special Status” (PDF 529 KB)
Advisory note on Section 24 of HAPCA (PDF 1.5 MB)
Advisory Note on Arrest of TB Patients in Kapsabet (PDF 227 KB)

Basics on HIV
Facts about HIV 
UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines (PDF 327 KB)
UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines 2011 (PDF 410 KB)

Cases on Willful Infection
Ag in Re The State Marapo (PDF 54 KB)
Lejony v The State (PDF 48 KB)
Nquibi v The State (PDF 47 KB)
R vs Currier (PDF 156 KB)
s v Nyalungu (PDF 747 KB)
S v Nzara (PDF 47 KB)
Snoti v S (PDF 53 KB)
Venter V Nel (42 KB)

Criminal Law and Public Health Material
Cameron Speech at AIDS Conference (PDF 43 KB)
Criminal Law Public Health and HIV transmission (PDF 865 KB)
Conference Statements and Resolutions (2011)
Johannesburg Conference Consensus and Resolutions, (PDF 769 KB)
MPs-CSOs communique (PDF 973 KB)
Kenya AIDS Conference 2011-Memorandum (185 KB)
UN Final Declaration on HIV and AIDS -- June 2011(104KB)

Country Specific HIV Laws
Burundi HIV law in english (PDF 446 KB)
HIV law of Madagascar in English (PDF 79 KB)
HIV law Papua New Guinea (PDF 209 KB)
Mauritius HIV law (PDF 97 KB)
Sierra Leone law (PDF 51 KB)
The Philippine Aids Prevention and control Act of 1998 (PDF 3,841 KB)

Competitions and Awards
Innovating Justice Award Ranking  2012-Access to justice for women in Kenyan property disputes
Constitution of Kenya (PDF 1.05 MB)

Decided Cases on Health and HIV related Human Rights
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LM MI and NH vs Governme of Rep of Namibia Judg A 1603 3518 and 3007-2008 Hoff J 30 July 2012 (3)
HIV and Law -- Courting rights-ENG (PDF 866 KB)
Homepark Caterers Limited Vs. The Attorney General and Another Petition N.o 671 of 2000 Nairobi.
P.A.O and 2 others vs. The Attorney General of Kenya Petition N.o 409 of 2009 Nairobi. (in relation to Anti-counterfeit Act)
D.N and 2 others vs. The Attorney General of Kenya Petition N.o 3 of 2010 Eldoret (PDF 740 KB)
Judgment-Petition-No-409-of-2009 Anti counterfeit case
Treatment Action Campaign Vs Minister of Health (PDF 446 KB)
Constitution-disclosure-HIV status-without consent-violation-right to privacy

Health + HIV Resource Material
Interights Bulletin 2010 (PDF 743 KB)
Legislation and use of Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement -- Presentation by Allan Malache (.pdf 2MB)
Sexual Violence -- National Guidelines (1.07 MB)
25 questions on Health and Human Rights
Documenting Human Rights Violations of Sex Workers (PDF 771 KB)
Ensuring justice for the Vunlerable (PDF 1,474 KB)
Health and Human Rights Resource Guide OSI Equitas (PDF 4,991 KB)
HIV-WomensRights -- Dec 2007 (PDF 43 KB)
Human Rights Field Guide FINAL (2009) (PDF349 KB)
Human rights now more than ever (PDF 316 KB)
Knowing Mutapola Guide -- Full (PDF 2,852 KB)
Ten Reasons to Oppose Criminalisation of HIV (PDF 201 KB)

HIV Testing and Human Rights
Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing 2010/05/13
Premarital HIV Testing Bibliography -- 2010/05/13
International Guidelines
Checklist of Human Rights Obligations to Effectively Address HIV and AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa (PDF 270 KB)
Guide to an effective human rights response to the HIV epidemic (PDF 784 KB)
International Guidelines on HIV and AIDS and Human Rights (PDF 821 KB)
IPPF Criminalization -- English (PDF 1559 KB)
Revised Guideline Number 6 on HIV & AIDS and Human Rights (PDF 667 KB)
The Bangalore Principles of Judical Conduct 2002 (PDF 134 KB)

KELIN Kenya Strategic Plan
KELIN Strategic Plan 2009 -- 2013 (PDF 532 KB)
Model and Regional Laws
“FAQ” On East African Community HIV and AIDS Prevention and Management Bill, 2012 (PDF 402 KB) 
PROPOSED DRAFT -- EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY: HIV AND AIDS PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT BILL, 2010 (PDF 335 KB)
Notes to the Proposed draft EAC Bill (PDF 140KB)
Advocacy Information Pack Print Version (PDF 2.29 MB)
Model Law on HIV in Southern Africa (PDF 129 KB)

National Guidelines
ARASA Uganda Antihomosexuality Bill statement final for distribution Nov 2012
National Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence in Kenya
Guidelines on preventing TB for people living with HIV in developing countries
Research and Development of HIV and AIDS Vaccines (PDF 682 KB)
Ethical Conduct of Bio-medical Research on Human Subjects in Kenya (PDF 251 KB)
National Code of Practice on HIV & AIDS (PDF 1.48 MB)
Public Workplace Policy on HIV & AIDS (PDF 224 KB)
Kenya Draft Final Communique-Champions for an HIV free Generation
HIV & AIDS Prevention and Control Act 2006
EAC-TRIPS Policy

Newspaper Cuttings
Hospitals face legal action over sterilization of 13 women (PDF)
Update on XDR-TB Patients in Kenya (PDF 213 KB)
Orphans win battle for identity papers (PDF 306 KB )
Why Kenya won’t get zero AIDS deaths ( PDF 305 KB)
True love Man Watch Feature on Allan Achesa Maleche (PDF 371 KB)
How Arrests Saved lives of TB Patients
Three Jailed for Skipping Drugs
Access to Medicine

Papers on HIV
Litigating Socio-Economic Rights in Domestic Courts-The Kenyan Experience

Reports
Post Training Assessment Report
Global Tuberculosis Report 2012
Report on Capacity Building workshop on Human Rights for Widow Beneficiaries of the Cultural Structures Project
Report on Capacity Building workshop on Human Rights for Elders of the Cultural Structures Project
Report on Capacity Building workshop on Human Rights for Child Beneficiaries of the Cultural Structures Project
Report on Human Rights Violations Against People Living with HIV in Kenya
Report on Robbed Of Choice; Forced and Coerced Sterilization Experiences of Women Living with HIV in Kenya
Report on training of SALAR(Students Association for Legal Aid and Research)
Global Commission on HIV and the Law FinalReport-Risks,Rights&Health-EN
KELIN Submissions to the Global Commission on HIV and the Law
WHO-and-ARASA
KELIN-WHO workshop on HIV and TB treatment and prevention
Report on the National Advocacy Forum on TB
Report of the Kapsabet Training workshop on community engagemnt in the Control Management and Care of TB PDF (792KB)
Report on the community Dialogue Forum on TB in Kapsabet PDF (749 KB)
Community dialogue forum on TB in Mwea PDF (1.13 MB)
Training of NEPHAK Partners on RBA (PDF 227 KB)
Report on Training of Community Structures on RBA (PDF 801 KB)
Final Evaluation Report on Training of Community Structures (PDF 785 KB)
Report on Health March (PDF 2016 KB)
Report on the OVC breakfast meeting on right to property, registration and identification (PDF 772 KB)
Report On Technical Meeting On OVCs Right to Property and Identity (PDF 373 KB)
Report of the OVC breakfast meeting on Free Primary Education (PDF 801 KB)
Report of Training for Paralegals and NCCK staff on Human Rights, Legal and Ethical Issues in relation to HIV & AIDS (PDF 867 KB)
Report on Bicycle Initiative planning meeting (PDF 1.06 MB)
Report on Stakeholders Consultative meeting on Health Financing in Kenya web (PDF 1.12 MB)

Women, Girls and HIV
HIV Womens’ Rights -- Dec 2007 (PDF 43 KB)
What works for women and girls

Working with Cultural Structures
Tool for change: Applying United Nations standards to secure women’s housing, land, and property rights in the context of HIV
HIV Legal Services Case Studies (PDF 1.03 MB)
KELIN tool on Working with Cultural Structures -- View (PDF 1.7 MB)
KELIN Tool -- download print version (PDF 6.5 MB)
KELIN working Paper on Traditional Cultural Practices & HIV:reconciling Culture and Human Rights( 594KB)