Welcome to Asia Catalyst’s monthly media roundup.
Public awareness is key to understanding and promoting human rights. Here is this last month’s news reflecting developments for some of the key affected populations that we work with. (more…)
Taking the Pulse on Chinese LGBT Activism after US Same Sex Marriage Decision
Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the nation’s Constitution guarantees a right to marriage and equal protection under the law, making same-sex marriage legal in all fifty states. In the aftermath of the ruling, three Chinese LGBT activists came together to discuss–in their own terms–what the landmark decision means for them, their community, and for China.
Partner Spotlight: Kid’s Sun Group
Kid’s Sun Group is a community-based organization (CBO), based in Hanoi, of people living with HIV and key affected populations in Viet Nam.
Founded on January 15, 2008, the group has been designing programs to respond to their communities’ needs for over seven years. Staffed and led by people living with HIV (PLHIV) and key affected populations, the organization focuses on HIV prevention for youth at high risk of contracting HIV, and on reducing the levels of stigma and discrimination experienced by PLHIV and KPs–such as Viet Nam’s LGBT communities, sex workers, and people who use drugs. The organization’s vision is: to become a fully sustainable CBO conducting successful evidence-based advocacy that helps protect the rights of PLHIV and KPs in accessing treatment.
Together with Asia Catalyst, Kid’s Sun Group is quickly realizing this goal. (more…)
Asia Monthly News Round-up: June 2015
Welcome to Asia Catalyst’s monthly media roundup.
Public awareness is key to understanding and promoting human rights. Here is this last month’s news reflecting developments for some of the key affected populations that we work with. (more…)
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