{"id":21536,"date":"2024-07-27T02:28:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T02:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21536"},"modified":"2024-07-27T02:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T02:29:37","slug":"national-judges-forum-aims-to-enhance-understanding-of-hiv-rights-and-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/national-judges-forum-aims-to-enhance-understanding-of-hiv-rights-and-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"National Judges&#8217; Forum Aims to Enhance Understanding of HIV Rights and Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Marriott in Kingston, Georgetown, hosted the National Judges\u2019 Forum on HIV, Human Rights, and the Law today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar aimed to address critical issues surrounding the rights of individuals living with HIV and to reduce discrimination within the judicial system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum focused on equipping judges with a deeper understanding of the stigma associated with HIV and its impact on human rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Gerardo Noto, emphasized the importance of judicial awareness in shaping legal protections for vulnerable populations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted that judicial decisions play a significant role in challenging discrimination and ensuring equitable treatment for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony supported the initiative, acknowledging the ongoing challenge of HIV-related stigma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the necessity for judicial officers to comprehend the nuances of discrimination and to collaborate with public programs to improve conditions for those affected by HIV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event was organized in partnership with the UNDP and the Judicial Education Institutions of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It aimed to foster a more informed and empathetic approach within the judicial system, thereby advancing the protection of human rights for people living with HIV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon The Guyana Marriott in Kingston, Georgetown, hosted the National Judges\u2019 Forum on HIV, Human Rights, and the Law today. The seminar aimed to address critical issues surrounding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21538,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21536\/revisions\/21538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}