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South Korean HIV+ Lawyer arrested by the Police in South Korea.
Posted: August 30th, 2011, 2:29am PDT by apnswdollhouse
#SouthKorean Activist Arrested at #ICAAP10 from rishita nandagiri on Vimeo. -
Taking the example of Korean sex workers, community protesters got up on stage today in the plenary with facemasks symbolising the silencing of the voices of the communities, and read a list of demands to the organisers and UNAIDS
Posted: August 29th, 2011, 8:50pm PDT by apnswdollhouse
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STATEMENT OF DEMANDS BY ICAAP COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AND ACTIVISTS ON UNACCEPTABLE POLICE VIOLENCE AT ICAAP 29 AUGUST 2011
Posted: August 29th, 2011, 3:18am PDT by apnswdollhouse
We are appalled at the failure of the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific, the Local Organising Committee and the UN in predicting, preventing and effectively intervening in the violence that took place on the 27th of August 2011. We note that the UN has yet to make any public statement about the police [...]
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Police Violence inside ICAAP 2011 – A Summary of Events
Posted: August 29th, 2011, 3:15am PDT by apnswdollhouse
On 27 August 2011, during a peaceful protest against Free Trade Agreements (FTA) inside the ICAAP conference site, Korean and international participants were subject violent abuse at the hands of the South Korean police. During the FTA protest, some community members noticed plainclothes security inside the venue taking pictures of them. The conference participants challenged [...]