Participants at a seminar organized by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre have blamed the high numbers of women living with HIV/AIDS on gender inequities and the lack of adequate legislations on women's rights. The seminar, organized to mark this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Violence, beginning from the 25th of November 2004, drew participation from a large section of civil society, including NGOs, rights advocates, gender activists, and the media. It was under the theme " Gender Violence and HIV/AIDS."