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AIDS Law Project, South Africa
Legal Status: Grant Funded NGO
Mission Statement/Goal:
The aim of the AIDS Law Project is to empower people living with HIV/AIDS to use the law to address discrimination and find redress for the violation of their human rights.
Contact Information
Contact person: Mark Heywood, Project Head
Address: AIDS Law Project, Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa
Phone: (27 11) 717 8634 or (27 11) 717 8641
Fax: (27 11) 403 2341
E-mail: alpadm@law.wits.ac.za or Tahera Timolt for general enquiries timolt@law.wits.ac.za
URL: www.law.wits.ac.za/cals/alp
Description of services provided:
The Aids Law Project is active in South Africa, in the following areas:
Treatment - research on all issues relevant to access to treatment for people with HIV; appropriate legal interventions including impact litigation.
Workplace - provide free legal advice on complaint of workplace discrimination and litigate appropriate cases; provide expertise
Other - provide free legal advice and representation on all aspects of HIV discrimination
Organizational History
Year started: 1993
Structure: One paralegal division, one legal unit and a central administration consisting of a project manager, an administrator, a legal secretary and a volunteer.
Employees/volunteers: 12
Working languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Sotho, Tswana
Achievements/Publications/Resources:
Staff at the AIDS Law Project have published extensively on issues related to HIV discrimination and access to treatment and care.
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