Keywords: HIV activists Humanitarian aid organisations have expressed concern over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s crackdown on non-governmental organisations (NGOs), particularly Lawyers Collective, stating that it will have a direct impact on India’s HIV response. ‘It will have a direct impact on India’s HIV response’Worried about the shrinking space for civil society organisations in India, HIV activists from around the world protested outside the Indian embassy in Durban, South Africa. The Lawyer’s Collective has been instrumental in drafting the HIV/AIDS Bill, 2014 — a landmark anti-discrimination legislation. Irrespective of funding problems, we will continue our work,” said Anand Grover, founder member of the Lawyers Collective.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2016 22:30 UTC