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Prisoners
Alabama to End Isolation of Inmates With HIV

A federal judge ordered Alabama to stop isolating prisoners with H.I.V. The judge called the state’s policy “an unnecessary tool for preventing the transmission of H.I.V.” but “an effective one for humiliating and isolating prisoners living with the disease.”

Published
03 January 2013
From
New York Times
Discrimination and the law
The Eurasian Coalition on Male Health urges the governments of Eastern Europe and Central Asia to stop the adoption of laws prohibiting `homosexual propaganda`

The HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) continues to rapidly grow in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). One of the main reasons for this is the adoption of homophobic laws, so-called "laws prohibiting homosexual propaganda".

Published
12 December 2012
From
EATG
Discrimination and the law
NYC Realtors Guilty of Discriminating Against People With AIDS

A federal judge has ruled that two New York City realtors discriminated against people with AIDS because they received housing subsidies.

Published
06 December 2012
From
Poz magazine news
Travel
Ahead of World AIDS Day CEOs call to end HIV travel restrictions

This World AIDS Day, Chief Executives (CEO’s) from some of the world’s largest companies are calling for an end to travel restrictions for people living with HIV. More than 40 CEOs have signed an unprecedented pledge urging the repeal of laws and policies in 45 countries that still deport, detain or deny entry to people solely because they are living with HIV.

Published
28 November 2012
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UNAIDS
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
African civil society calls on President Museveni to veto the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill

The AIDS and Rights Alliance (ARASA), a partnership of over 60 civil society organisations working in southern Africa to promote a rights-based response to HIV and TB, calls on the President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, to take leadership and veto the passing of the Anti Homosexuality Bill.

Published
28 November 2012
From
ARASA
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
Serbia man wins false HIV compensation

A Serbian court has ordered a hospital to pay 4,000 euros ($5,200) in compensation to a man who claimed his life was ruined when he was falsely diagnosed with HIV, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Published
26 November 2012
From
The Nation
Discrimination and the law
China bans hospitals from refusing patients with HIV-AIDS

China's health authorities on Friday issued a circular banning health institutions from denying medical treatment to the people living with HIV/AIDS.

Published
24 November 2012
From
Xinhua
Discrimination and the law
UK government decision to abolish equality impact assessments

Disability Rights UK is appalled at the Prime Minister’s announcement to abolish equality impact assessments. The public sector equality duty is an important safeguard to ensure that decision-makers do not discriminate against disabled people.

Published
21 November 2012
From
Disability Rights UK
Employment
Military Reverses Course on HIV+ People Serving Overseas

On Aug. 13 the Pentagon quietly released a revision to the Department of the Navy policy, which now allows HIV-positive Sailors to be stationed at U.S. military installations outside of the country and on select large ship platforms.

Published
20 November 2012
From
OutServe
Discrimination and the law
US: Hershey School settles with boy denied admission because of HIV

The Milton Hershey School for impoverished children will pay $700,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a 14-year-old Delaware County boy who claimed he was denied admission last year because of HIV.

Published
13 September 2012
From
Philadelphia Inquirer
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