Tag Global Fund

Advocacy, BlogMaking Pehchan: Why the Global Fund Matters for Sexual Minorities

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Alliance India’s own Sonal Mehta is now a blogger for The Huffington Post’s “Big Push” campaign, an effort to galvanize increased support for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis […]Read More

17
November
2012

Advocacy, BlogPehchan featured in Lancet article!

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The Lancet — one of the world’s best known, oldest, and most respected medical journals — released a special themed issue at AIDS 2012 describing some progress and the many ongoing […]Read More

27
July
2012

Advocacy, BlogCelebrating the Third Anniversary of the Right to Love

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Three years ago, on July 2nd, 2009, the Delhi High Court handed down a landmark judgment, deciding that sexual acts between consenting adults of the same sex would no longer […]Read More

2
July
2012

Advocacy, BlogAbsolutely Ours : The importance of community-owned responses to HIV in India

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“Communities are assisting State AIDS Control Societies to train police and health officials on their specific needs and concerns. It is not uncommon during police trainings for sari-clad hijras and […]Read More

15
June
2012

Advocacy, BlogGoing Beyond HIV : Fighting for Social Entitlements for the MSM, Transgender and Hijra Community

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In the course of their work with members of the MSM, transgender and hijra (MTH) community, Pehchan team members have become all too familiar with the constant discrimination faced by community […]Read More

12
June
2012

Advocacy, BlogA Multimedia Feast for the Senses : The latest news on Hijra Habba!

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Since news on the first ever National Hijra Habba still continues to roll in, we decided to highlight some of what we’ve recently received (which includes the brilliantly emotive photo […]Read More

8
June
2012

Advocacy, BlogPress Release – National Hijra Habba 2012

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2nd June 2012 PRESS RELEASE Hijras advocate for equality, celebrate Hijra Habba In a national event organized by Pehchan, hijras highlight discrimination and demand equality for their community New Delhi: […]Read More

2
June
2012

Advocacy, BlogSpeaking up for the rights of young transgender and hijra community members

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Pehchan is organising National Hijra Habba tomorrow which serves to provide a platform for community members and supporters to raise awareness and promote equality for the transgender and hijra community […]Read More

1
June
2012

Advocacy, BlogGovernment of India reaffirms support for decriminalizing homosexuality in UN report

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A draft of the 2nd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of India at the UN has been released. This review, which takes places once every four years, is conducted by the Human Rights Council […]Read More

25
May
2012