Asia Catalyst on the march in Vienna (photo courtesy Ai Khamngen)
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[COMMENTARY] Protest: An Honorable Tradition at the AIDS Conference 抗议：艾滋病大会上的光荣传统
Sex worker protest at the conference to demand decriminalization (Photo by Zhao Gang)
At the Vienna conference, thousands took to the streets to call for human rights to be integrated into AIDS policies and programs. They gathered in the Heldenplatz, a historic square in front of the Austrian Parliament building, to cheer the heads of UNAIDS, the Global Fund, and international AIDS activists such as Mark Heywood, and to dance and sing with pop singer Annie Lennox.
在维也纳的会议期间，成千上万的人上街集会，要求把人权列入到艾滋病的各项政策和项目中去。集会的地点是位于奥地利国会大楼前的英雄广场，一个具有历史意义的地方。人们相聚一起，为联合国艾滋病规划署署长、全球基金会会长和国际艾滋病活动家如马克·西伍德欢呼，和流行歌手安妮·列克斯一起载歌载舞。
[REPORT] Vienna: What We’ll Remember from the International AIDS Conference
The Asia Catalyst booth. L-R: Li Dan, Shen Tingting, Will Lian. (Courtesy Zhao Gang)
A few highlights from the International AIDS Conference, from us and our Chinese partners — with some of their photos.
[REPORT] China’s In the House: News from the International AIDS Conference
By Meg Davis
At 5 pm, the crowd began to assemble
on the square in front of the Messe Wien convention center. Some handed out
signs reading “Broken promises kill” or “we are watching” over photos of giant
eyeballs. Others wrestled in the wind with a black-and-white banner reading “No
retreat, fund AIDS.”
[NEWS] End the War on Drug Users
We’re proud to sign onto the Vienna Declaration, which calls on governments and the UN to end the criminalization of drug users and the disastrous international “war on drugs”. To understand why, read the declaration below — and please add your name to ours.
In English: https://www.viennadeclaration.com/the-declaration.html
