Manipur Network of Positive People (MNP+) would join the world in the observance of International AIDS Candlelight Memorial day on May 15, said a release.

Conveying that the event would be marked by a vibrant display of community activism and solidarity by about 1200 organisations in 109 countries, an MNP+ release issued by its general secretary said the theme for the 27th observance is 'Many lights for human rights'.

it is said that the Candlelight Memorial started in 1983 in the United States under the initiative of Global Health Council and has become the oldest grassroots movement against the disease and one of the largest public health campaigns in the world.

A program of the Council led by volunteer community-based organisations, the Candlelight Memorial is meant to remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS, to support those living with HIV and affected by its impact, and to move communities to action, the MNP+ release explained.