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The Department for International Development and United Nations Development Program have signed 3.2 million U.S. dollar worth Memorandum of Understanding to continue supporting the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS response in Nepal for 2009.

A court in communist Vietnam has jailed five people for up to 17 years for trafficking women to Malaysia and forcing them to work as prostitutes, a court official and media reports said Tuesday.

Opinion: Anna Leah Sarabia -Despite statistics that show gender gaps in the Philippines as being better than in many developed countries, women’s emotional vulnerability continues to make girls look at increased sexual activity as a means to self-fulfillment.

Prisoners living with HIV and AIDS at three Bangkok area prisons are able to receive proper medical care, thanks to a program begun by Doctors Without Borders. Starting in 2009, the Thai government will assume responsibility for all HIV/AIDS programs in prisons.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. While we celebrate it, it is also a time to reflect on some milestones in respect of civil and political rights in the country this past year.