Addressing violence against women and girls is widely recognised as one of the key factors in reducing HIV prevalence among women and girls. In this session, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women hands down her official report on the links between violence and HIV and AIDS. The impact of HIV on women in Latin America is also explored from a human rights framework, and the situation facing young women in Europe in relation to HIV and violence is examined. Efforts underway to document the experiences of women living with HIV will also be shared in the session as a way of expanding the knowledge base for future strategies.

Speakers :

Areli Del Carmen Cano Meza: President of ASONVIHSIDA and regional representative of ICW, Nicaragua

Prof. Yakin Ertuk : UN Special rapporteur on Violence against Women

Alice Mwajuma : General Secretary, YWCA Kenya

Isidora Mytilinaiou : PhD Student in the non profit and voluntary sector management department of Roehampton University, London

Juliet Were : Programme officer, ISIS-WICCE