---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jaya Velankar <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:29 PM Subject: Protest Letter: Discrimination against PLHAs by Global Art Village, Delhi
Dear friends, Below is a protest letter we urge you to endorse. We, in consultation with other organisations in Delhi are planning a protest and / or press conference next week. We plan to send this letter to NACO as well as Ministry of Health & Family welfare. We will keep you posted. Please do suggest what more can be done. We request you to circulate this letter to like minded individuals, organisations and networks. Gains & Gaps - ICPD +15: A Civil Society Review in India had planned the Retreat of the steering committee ( Naz is one of the steer com members) at Global Art Village on 21-22 August. As a protest against their discriminatory policy towards PLHAs and the treatment meted out to Naz, we have decided to not have our Retreat there. in solidarity, Jaya Velankar ( Mobile : +91 9999119454) Convener, Secretariat Gains & Gaps - ICPD +15: A Civil Society Review in India D 63, Basement, Saket, New Delhi – 110017 Tel. : 011 - 40517478/ 26511425 Fax: 011-26536041 E-Mail : [email protected] Web site : www.icpd15india.org *CONDEMN DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES FOLLOWED AGAINST PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN DELHI * Dear friends, The news of Global Arts Village, a popular meeting / consultation venue in Delhi seeking a declaration from Naz Foundation (India ) Trust to not allow participation of “AIDS patients” and people living with HIV in a consultation at the Global Arts Village is deeply shocking and strongly condemnable. Naz Foundation (India) Trust is organizing a two day consultation on care and protection for orphaned and vulnerable children on 7-8 September 2010 at the Global Arts Village. The Foundation has already booked the venue and paid the necessary advance which included participation and stay of participants for residential consultation. The booking was confirmed by Global Arts Village. On 10th August Naz Foundation was telephonically asked by Global Arts Village to submit a written declaration stating that none of the participants were AIDS patients and that they will not be inviting anyone who is HIV positive. When asked, Global Arts Village refused to provide this request in writing citing various excuses. Naz Foundation refused to submit the declaration after which the Global Arts Village informed them that if they did not submit this declaration in writing then the booking would be cancelled. We are shocked at this discrimination against people living with HIV. Such violation of human rights and our policies concerning stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV is not acceptable. *We strongly condemn the discriminatory action by Global Arts Village in Delhi and urge you to join in our protest against such action by endorsing this statement. * In solidarity Gains & Gaps - ICPD +15: A Civil Society Review in India -- Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal +919820749204 skype-lawyercumactivist "After a war, the silencing of arms is not enough. Peace means respecting all rights. You can’t respect one of them and violate the others. When a society doesn’t respect the rights of its citizens, it undermines peace and leads it back to war.” -- Maria Julia Hernandez www.otherindia.org www.binayaksen.net www.phm-india.org www.phmovement.org www.ifhhro.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
