Imphal, September 06: With the main objective of ensuring justice to people affected/infected with HIV/AIDS, Human Rights Law Network and Manipur Network of Positive People have jointly set up a free legal AIDS cell during a function held at the conference hall of the Manipur Network of Positive People today.

The legal cell would be catering to the need of the HIV/AIDS infected/affect-ed people to ensuring that justice is done to them on issues related to discrimination in society, denial of property inheritance in the family, right to education, negligence in treatment either at hospital or at home and other basic human rights.

The legal cell would also act as a platform for spreading legal awareness among the HIV/AIDS infected/affected people.

The cell would function from the office of the Manipur Network of Positive People located at Yaiskul Hiruhanba Leikai.

Rakesh Meihoubam of Human Rights Network and Manipur Network of Positive People president L Deepak Singh spoke on the topics of �Human Rights law network� and �Need of knowledge on human rights� during the inaugural of the legal cell.

AIDS workshop: Ashangba Communication, Wangkhei Ashang bam Leikai, Imphal would be organising a 2-day workshop on HIV/AIDS awareness among media personalities on Sep 8 and 9 at the conference hall of Manipur State AIDS Control Society, Lamphelpat.

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