Mr Speaker, I hereby move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the International Aids Candlelight Memorial, a programme of the Global Health Council, is one of the oldest and largest grassroots mobilisation campaigns for HIV/Aids awareness in the world and that it started in 1983 and takes place every third Sunday in May;
2) further notes that the International Aids Candlelight Memorial is led by a coalition of more than 1 200 community organisations in 115 countries, hosting local memorials that honour the lost and raise social consciousness about the disease;
3) believes that the Candlelight is much more than just a memorial and provides opportunities for leadership development, policy advocacy, partnerships and improvement of community mobilisation skills;
4) further believes that everyone should expand his or her knowledge and understanding of the epidemic in order to protect themselves and the communities they live in and that HIV testing campaigns serve to educate the people and promote the rights to human dignity and privacy of those living with HIV; and
5) encourages everyone to test and know their status without fear of victimisation or being pressured to disclose their status publicly.
Agreed to.