[REPORT] UNAIDS Releases 2013 Guidance Note on Overly Broad Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure, Exposure, and Transmission

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On May 28th, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) released their updated guidance titled Ending overly broad criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission: Critical scientific, medical and legal considerations. The paper is a follow-up to their 2008 policy brief and details the results of two years of research, evidence-building, and policy dialogue. Key principles and considerations were outlined on the HIV Justice Network website upon release of the guidance. The paper advocates for ending overly broad HIV criminalization by ensuring that legal and judicial fairness are upheld, protecting the human rights of PLWHA involved in criminal cases, and expanding implementation of public health objectives over criminal prosecution wherever possible, using the best available scientific and medical evidence.

Click here for a PDF of the full report.

 

Call for Applications for Development Project Fund (DPF) Updated Guidelines

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Notice:

NEW ZEALAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FUND (DPF): 2013/2014 FUNDING ROUND

Click this text and follow the link to find the revised New Zealand Development Project Fund (DPF) guidelines and application forms in Chinese and English for the 2013/2014 round. We would welcome an application from your organisation. The deadline for application to be received is Friday 23 August 2013.

We would like to advise that this year the target western provinces and regions are still Guizhou, Yunnan, Gansu, Xinjiang, Guangxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Qinghai and Ningxia.

The total allocation for the Development Project Fund this financial year is NZD 500,000 (approximately RMB 2,500,000). The maximum grant for each project will remain at NZD 100,000 (approximately RMB 500,000), but we strongly encourage applications for smaller amounts.

Applications can be completed in either Chinese or English.

Should you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

新西兰发展基金（DPF）2013/14年度项目申请

新西兰发展基金（DPF）中英文申请指南及申请表请见附件。我们诚挚地希望您积极递交申请。申请截止日期为2013年8月23日星期五。

今年发展基金重点援助的地区依然是贵州、云南、甘肃、新疆、广西、四川、西藏、青海、宁夏九个西部省和自治区。

2013/14年度发展基金援款总额为500,000新元（约2,500,000人民币）。每个项目援款约为100,000新元（约500,000人民币）。我们鼓励申请较小额度的援款。

申请表可以用中英文任一语言填写。

如您有任何问题，请与我联系。

Call for applications of China Head of Mission Fund – New Zealand Aid Programme

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China Head of Mission Fund Deadline

The Head of Mission Fund (HOMF) for China is a small discretionary grant scheme managed by the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing.  The HOMF is a component of the New Zealand Aid Programme, the New Zealand Government’s international aid and development programme managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

Applications for the next round of China Head of Mission Fund should be send to the New Zealand Embassy, Beijing before Friday 5 July 2013.

Guidelines and Application Form are attached.

新西兰驻华大使馆大使基金本轮申请截止日期

大使基金（HOMF）是由新西兰驻华大使馆（北京）管理的小额赠款制度，是新西兰外交贸易部管理的政府国际援助和发展计划新西兰援助计划的一部分。

大使基金本轮申请截止日期为2013年7月5日星期五，请在该日期之前将申请递交给新西兰驻华大使馆（北京）。

附件：大使基金申请指南与申请表。

 

Please note that applications may be completed in either Chinese or English. For more information please visit our website here for English or here for Chinese language.

请注意：申请表可以用中文或英文填写。如需了解更多信息，请访问我们的英文网址

https://www.nzembassy.com/china/news/china-and-mongolia-head-of-mission-fund-deadlines 或中文网址https://www.nzembassy.com/zh-hans/china/news/china-and-mongolia-head-of-mission-fund-deadlines。

国际不再恐同日，跨性别纪录片《兄弟》首映 – Beijing IDAHO Event Increases Transgender Visibility in China with the Premiere of the Documentary “Brothers”

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Beijing IDAHO Event Increases Transgender Visibility in China with the Premiere of the  Documentary “Brothers”

On 17 May 2013, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), several Beijing LGBT organizations including Queer Comrades, the Aibai Culture & Education Center, the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute and Common Language worked together with the Netherlands Embassy in Beijing to hold the event “lgbT – Increasing Transgender Visbility in China”. More than 80 people, including media representatives, educational professionals, mental health workers and civil society volunteers, got together to watch the premiere of the transgender documentary “Brothers” and talked about the most pressing transgender issues in China.

Full text of the English and Chinese press release for “Brothers” is below. (more…)

The Path of a Rights Activist – China Alliance of People Living with HIV/AIDS (CAP+)

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TITLE: The Path of a Rights Activist

BY: China Alliance of People Living with HIV/AIDS

In their recent newsletter, the China Alliance of People living with HIV/AIDS (CAP+) announced publication of a unique testimony report about the work of one of their members, Ms. Ma Guihong, who heads the organization Half the Sky in China’s Hebei Province. With the permission of Ms. Ma and CAP+, we are re-posting the below summary with links to the original Chinese and English full text.

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