Pressure mounts in the South Asian
Association of Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) for an HIV law. At a United
Nations Development Programmeis
HIV and Development Regionat
Project Workshop held in Colombo in
mid-February, the need for more,
proactive legal responses to the increasing number of
AIDS cases was stressed upon.
Among the legal issues identifie4 for a follow-up
study is free legal aid crucial for the poor HIV-infected.
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