WIPO’s member states designated April 26 as the day in which the WIPO Convention came into force in 1970.The day has since been commemorated as the World IP Day with the aim of increasing a general understanding of IP whilst also encouraging innovation and creativity. The World IP day continues to offer a unique [...]
ALP applauds land mark judgment on access to quality generic medicines
April 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
AIDS Law Project applauds land mark Judgment on access to quality generic medicines. The long awaited judgment was finally delivered on 20th April 2012 by Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi: The case was filed by three petitioners (Patricia Asero, Maurine Atieno and Joseph Munyi), AIDS Law Project was enjoined as an interested party; and the UN [...]
ICASA 2011
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The International Conference on AIDS and STI’s in Africa (ICASA) is a conference that serves as an advocacy platform that provides a forum for exchange of knowledge, skills and consolidation of experiences and best practices in Africa and around the globe. ICASA was held on 4th – 8th December 2011 at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. [...]
Doha Declaration 10th Anniversary March
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On 14th December 2011, AIDS Law Project in collaboration with other civil society organizations marked the 10 year DOHA anniversary with a march. The CSO’s conducted peaceful march to deliver a memorandum to four key ministries including the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industrialization, Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Medical services. The key [...]
ALP Rolls Out Legal Literacy Training
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
DATES: KIBERA AT SALVATION ARMY TRAINING CENTRE ON 5TH AND 6TH MAY 2011 and KARIOBANGI, 2nd and 3rd June 2011 With support through Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA), ALP rolled out legal literacy trainings in five informal settlement areas in Nairobi which include Kibera, Mathare, Kayole, Kawangware, and Kariobangi. ALP started by developed [...]
Life in Kariobangi North
February 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
Kariobangi North is one of Nairobi’s informal settlements (slums) located approximately 15 kms from Nairobi city centre. It started as a result of the increasing population pressure for houses occasioned by the rural-urban migration in the 1980′s; it essentially grew after the adjacent Kariobangi South estate became fully occupied. A huge percentage of the dwellers [...]
Jacinta Nyachae Honoured
February 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
The Executive Director of AIDS Law Project, Jacinta Nyachae is the recipient of the Mary Robinson Award for Young Women’s Leadership in Human Rights. The first Mary Robinson Awards for Young Women’s Leadership in Human Rights was launched on 12th July 2011, during the opening the 4th International Women’s Summit organized by the World Young [...]
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