Legal activists meet over HIV/AIDS

KIGALI - Legal activists have called for increased awareness on HIV/AIDS among vulnerable groups, saying this will enable the success of legislation as a way of fighting the scourge. The call was made at the launch of the Universal Access for Women and Girls’ Project and the Forum for Activists against HIV/AIDS (FAAS) at Kigali Serena hotel. Professor Hansungule Michelo from the University of Pretoria, said that the move would empower women and girls who constitute the biggest number of HIV/AIDS victims in Africa to gain confidence to fight the spread of the disease. He underscored the relevance of legislation in curbing the scourge, saying that this effectively deals with people who knowingly transmit the disease to others.