UGANDA NETWORK ON LAW, ETHICS AND HIV/AIDS- UGANET
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With a vision of a Ugandan society free from HIV related abuses in which all people live dignified and fulfilled lives,
UGANET exists to promote the human rights based approaches in HIV responses to ensure social and legal protection of
vulnerable persons.
» Objectives
1. To facilitate the provision of legal redress of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV)
2. To contribute towards the establishment of legal framework for responding to the legal implications of HIV/AIDS
3. To sensitise and mobilise legislators, civil leaders, policy makers, community members, NGOs/ CBOs and all
other actors at National and District level to individually and collectively respond to issues of human rights and
HIV/AIDS
» Target Beneficiaries
Women, Widows and Widowers, PLWHIV
» Laspnet Membership Cluster
Social Justice
» Area(s) of Work / Focus
• Advocacy for legal reform and enforcement
• Capacity building of HIV/AIDS and Human rights
• Constitutional Awareness raising
• Human Rights Awareness and empowerment
• HIV/AIDS awareness and service provision
• Media Advocacy
• Research documentation and dissemination
» Summary of Activities
UGANET brings together organizations and individuals who are interested in advocating for development and
strengthening of an appropriate policy, legal, human rights and ethical response to HIV/AIDS in Uganda
