The groups said they would also honour the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities coalition (CVC), which Dr. Carr founded and co-chaired.
Dr. Carr and CVC will be jointly awarded the 2011 International Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.
The award is presented by the two groups each year to “highlight outstanding contributions that protect the human rights and dignity of people living with HIV and communities affected by HIV, in particular marginalised communities facing human rights abuses that fuel and exacerbate the HIV pandemic”.
The groups said that the honours will be bestowed at their third Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights on Thursday, adding that Dr. Carr had a “career of passionate advocacy on behalf of marginalised people living with or vulnerable to HIV.”
Dr. Carr, 48, died in Canada last month. The cause of death was never made public.
Thursday’s ceremony comes amid the UN’s High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, which runs from Wednesday through Friday at UN headquarters in New York.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said the region will have a “strong presence” at the summit.
The groups said that the honours will be bestowed at their third Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights on Thursday, adding that Dr. Carr had a “career of passionate advocacy on behalf of marginalised people living with or vulnerable to HIV.”
Dr. Carr, 48, died in Canada last month. The cause of death was never made public.
Thursday’s ceremony comes amid the UN’s High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, which runs from Wednesday through Friday at UN headquarters in New York.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said the region will have a “strong presence” at the summit.
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