In 2020, the world witnessed an unprecedented global health emergency – the COVID-19 pandemic. Engulfing major continents, the pandemic induced nationwide lockdowns, and mobility restrictions and brought normal life […]Read More
BlogTrans rights are human rights
Amrita SarkarTransgender people follow the gender norms of the opposite sex assigned at their birth and they exist in all parts of the world with their native identities and other intersectionality. […]Read More
BlogInternational Human Rights Day 2021: Reducing inequalities and advancing human rights for HIV Key Population
Fazlur Rahman GulfamThe year 2021 marks the 73rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which declared that “recognition of the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all […]Read More
Action, BlogSpeaking Out for Sexual Health of PLHIV and Key Populations
Bini PhilipsGujarat is one of the four states where Alliance India’s European Union‐supported Koshish programme was implemented for the past three years. Our Koshish partners in Gujarat intensively engaged with communities […]Read More
Action, BlogCommunity Catalysts: Pehchan Counselors Transform Lives
amritaOutreach workers and counselors in our Global Fund-supported Pehchan programme play an invaluable and often transformational role for the MSM, transgender and hijra community members they serve. Not only do […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogKeeping up the Momentum on AIDS
amritaThe HIV response in India finds itself at a crossroad – a choice between consolidating gains and frittering them away into a resurgence of the epidemic. The struggle began when […]Read More
Advocacy, Blog“Do we count?” A question for AIDS 2014 and beyond
indiaaidsallianceEvery two years, researchers, implementers, policy makers, and community activists come together at the International AIDS Conference to take stock of the pandemic: Where are we now? Where have we […]Read More
Action, BlogThe Avahan Decade
indiaaidsallianceSo much has been written about Avahan – by implementers, academics, and journalists – that to write more might be unnecessary. Many have reflected on the complexity of the programme […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogInternational Human Rights Day 2013: Reflections on Rights Situation of PLHIV and Key Populations in India
indiaaidsallianceSince the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, there has been a slow but steady expansion of international agreements that promote and protect the rights […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogWorld AIDS Day at 25: The Odds and Evens of a Quarter Century Fight against HIV/AIDS
indiaaidsallianceHIV is not just a medical issue but also a social matter that requires a holistic, community-based response. (Photo by Peter Caton for India HIV/AIDS Alliance) It has been 25 […]Read More