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  • UK: Disability hate crime is 'overlooked and under-reported'

    Police are "too sensitive" about asking victims of crime if they are disabled, an inspection has found. "There's a lack of willingness by police officers and police staff in control rooms to ask the right of questions to establish whether it's a crime, whether its anti-social behaviour and what effect disability is having on that person in terms of the effect on the crime."

    8 hours ago | BBC

  • Commonwealth Charter: What is the Queen signing today?

    The Alliance welcomes the signing of the new Commonwealth Charter, as it underpins the commitment of the Commonwealth to human rights, gender equality and democracy. However, the Charter does not address criminalisation of those at higher risk of HIV, and the Commonwealth must honour its previous commitment to repealing all discriminatory legislation which hampers the HIV response.

    12 March 2013 | International HIV/AIDS Alliance

  • HIV positive jobseeker 'humiliated' by Kent job centre staff

    An HIV positive jobseeker said job centre staff made him declare his condition within earshot of others, and told him he had to see a disability adviser.

    20 February 2013 | BBC News

  • HIV man loses restaurant loan 'for own protection'

    Bavarian police are investigating a case in which an HIV positive man who wanted to open a restaurant was refused a bank loan “for his own protection” before receiving death threats from neighbours, it was reported on Friday.

    15 February 2013 | The Local.de

  • Justice Department Settles Three HIV Discrimination Cases

    As part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached three settlements addressing HIV discrimination by medical providers over the past three weeks. Each of the settlements was reached under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities—including persons with HIV disease—in public accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local government services, and telecommunications.

    15 February 2013 | AIDS.gov blog

  • President’s AIDS council calls on feds and states to repeal HIV criminalization laws

    The US Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS (PACHA) has called for the federal government to put pressure on states to remedy discriminatory prosecutions for HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure. George Ayala of the Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) comments: "PACHA has the U.S. President’s attention as well as that of key legislators and senior public health officials who could make a difference in repealing irrational laws and statutes in favor of evidence-based public health responses to AIDS."

    12 February 2013 | The Raw Story

  • Uganda: Men Urged to Engage in HIV Fight

    Men in Uganda have been asked to engage in the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) initiatives in a bid to reduce the accelerating rates of HIV/AIDS infections in the country.

    29 January 2013 | New Vision

  • US: Suit claims health insurer discriminates against HIV/AIDS patients

    Under a new policy, set to go into effect on March 1, enrollees with HIV/AIDS and numerous other medical conditions must obtain prescriptions through mail-order pharmacies instead of relying on local brick-and-mortar pharmacies. HIV/AIDS patients will no longer benefit from the face-to-face interactions with clinical pharmacists who can monitor potentially harmful drug interactions, the complaint said. The suit also raised privacy concerns with the possibility of medication packages being left on patients' doorsteps.

    16 January 2013 | Thomson Reuters News & Insight

  • China’s mandate to hospitals reveals persistent discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients

    Agence France Presse and other outlets report that the Chinese Ministry of Health has issued a mandate ordering all hospitals to provide HIV/AIDS patients with proper care. The mandate was issued after a lung cancer patient was denied hospital treatment because of his HIV/AIDS status.

    09 January 2013 | Health and Human Rights

  • Outrage at Guangdong plan to ban teachers with HIV and STDs

    A draft regulation unveiled by Guangdong education authorities that would ban HIV carriers and people with sexually transmitted diseases from applying for jobs as teachers has triggered a huge outcry from the mainland's anti-discrimination NGOs.

    08 January 2013 | South China Morning Post
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