'skm@svenskakyrkan.se'
Mo 16.07.2007 22:22

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I really wonder about the lack of will even to respond, see the attached report!

The "justification" for human rights abuses and the complete lack of reporting about the unlawful attacks of SCD/ELCT provided by the Report of Lars Hofgren (from the shwedish church) and LMC team concerning patients and AIDS activist who spoke out against the theft in the church is still a scandal.

LMC and ELCT are corrupt and do no show accountability! And so do the supporting Missions from overseas!

Activist and CTC staff have not stolen, but patients are punished! Is there any reaction from the Swedish church but supporting the move of Lars Hofgren and team?

We have piles of reports and papers confirming frauds and human rights abuses in Tanzania and the church is involved, very much so!

Regards

Dr. Rainer Brandl

Code of good practiceresponding to HIV & AIDS

Church of Sweden already in 2002 signed ”Code of good practice for NGO:s responding to HIV/AIDS”. This Code sets out a number of Guiding Principles, (in Chapter 2), which apply a human rights approach to the range of HIV/AIDS-specific health, development and humanitarian work undertaken by NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS. These principles provide a common framework applicable to all NGOs engaged in responding to HIV/AIDS, and are embodied within good practice principles, which guide both how we work as NGOs (Chapter 3 – Organisational Principles) and what we do (Chapter 4 – Programming Principles). Chapter 5 includes Key resources such as tool kits and manuals that can assist in putting the principles into practice. It also includes information about the process of ‘signing on’ to the Code and about implementation of the Code.

Guiding principles:

• We advocate for the meaningful involvement of PLHA and affected communities in all aspects of the HIV/AIDS response.
• We protect and promote human rights in our work.
• We apply public health principles within our work.
• We address the causes of vulnerability to HIV infection and the impacts of HIV/AIDS.
• Our programmes are informed by evidence in order to respond to the needs of those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and its consequences.


Ladies and Gentlemen,

Sorry but in your practical work in Tanzania you are NOT following your guiding principles, as Lars Hofgren has not been vocal about Human Rights abuses against PLWHA, he is one of the main contributor to LMC reports, still not dealing with theft from the poor in Makete accordingly -he has failed for a long time to provide correct and fair reports! People are dying because of a corrupt church and the LMC report is not reflecting the truth and does not show any tangible efforts to overcome the long lasting problems – Hofgren is not used to ask the people who suffer – he works with a church, which does not know how to solve the problems of frauds.

http://www.highlandshope.com/, http://www.mbogela.blospot.com/

Well, I will go on talking about donor moneys and resources suppressing the human rights of Africans, I did not believe that earlier – but you as any other donor should strive for accountability and best practice, not only at homepages. Human Rights sound very nice on paper.

Dr. Rainer Brandl, MD