Students, activists demand no discrimination, transparency
Hundreds of students, social workers and NGOs activists celebrated the Nusantara AIDS Vigil (MRAN) 2009 on Saturday night by issuing a five-point statement, demanding that the health institution stops discriminating against people with HIV/AIDS and asking the government to be more transparent in developing AIDS mitigation programs.
The local Drugs’ Victims Association (IKON) initiated the statement in the annual gathering that took place at the Puputan Badung square in downtown Denpasar.
The first point of the statement asked all the relevant government agencies to be more thorough in developing their HIV/AIDS mitigation programs so as to create a more effective and coherent program and to prevent unnecessary duplications and overlappings.

Ikatan Korban Napza (IKON) Bali adalah kelompok yang memperjuangkan perlindungan hak asasi manusia (HAM) bagi pecandu maupun mantan pecandu Napza.Untuk mewujudkan cita-cita tersebut IKON Bali melakukannya melalui empat program utama yaitu Advokasi, Dokumentasi, Kampanye, dan Sosialisasi.