At least 250 protesters gathered outside the health ministry on Tuesday to protest against the sluggish progress of draft legislation to protect the rights of those with HIV...“It’s high time we get the Bill passed...” said Raman Chawla of the Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit, which is coordinating the protests. “It says that HIV positive people cannot be discriminated against anywhere, in the public or private sector. It provides free treatment for HIV positive people and protects their right to confidentiality. It also says they cannot be tested without their consent"...Surekha N. Shetty, also of the lawyers collective, said...“...[P]rivate sector discrimination will not be addressed without the law. It brings the private sector within the ambit”...