The Legal Aid Clinic is necessitated by the fact that despite the existence of a HIV specific legislation in Kenya, the rights of people living with HIV are often violated because of their presumed or known HIV status. This causes PLHIV to suffer both the burden of the disease and the consequential loss of other rights.
KELIN will work with a pool of pro bono lawyers to give free legal advice on a wide array of legal issues including:
- health-related human rights;
- legal protection of PLHIV as contained in the HIV & AIDS Prevention and Control Act (HAPCA);
- sexual reproductive health rights;
- rights of women especially in relation to land and property;
- rights of key and affected populations.
Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya (WOFAK), National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV in Kenya (NEPHAK) in conjunction with office of Kibra area MP will support mobilization of participants.
The Legal Camp will be held on 29 July 2016 in Kibera, Mchanganyiko Social Hall grounds starting 9:00 am
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For more information contact:
Lucy Ghati
Programme Manager HIV &TB
Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN)
4th Floor, Somak Building, Mombasa Road
PO Box 112-00200, KNH
Email: lghati@kelinkenya.org
Mobile No: +254 790 487473
