6.11.3  Efforts to improve the legal environment A Training Manual on HIV and the Law was published in 2012 by UNAIDS and the Institute for Research on Policy, Law and Development-Viet Nam (PLD Viet Nam). The Manual was developed with support from the Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia Community Legal Education Initiative (BABSEA CLE).607 The Manual addresses the rights of sex workers to access harm reduction services. BABSEA CLE and the CLE Foundation also deliver Training of Trainers workshops on HIV and the law as part the project, Raising Awareness of Rights Holders and Duty Bearers on the Legal Rights of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and Key Populations in Viet Nam. In a related initiative, UNDP and UNAIDS supported PLD Viet Nam to develop training resources for women living with or affected by HIV (including female sex workers), and to educate women on their rights under the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control and access to legal aid services.
607  Institute for Research on Policy, Law and Development Viet Nam & UNAIDS (2011), Learn about your rights: Training Manual on HIV and the Law, Hanoi: UNAIDS.
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