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Prisoners
Alabama could have avoided a lawsuit if it had stopped segregating HIV-positive inmates

The state of Alabama will make yet another trip to federal court this month to defend a practice it should have ended on its own. At issue this time? The state's policy of housing inmates who are infected with HIV in special units away from other prisoners.

Published
13 September 2012
From
Birmingham News (editorial)
HIV and criminal law
A Free Man: HIV+ man, David Plunkett Finally Released after being wrongly convicted for biting police officer

After serving five years in a New York State prison for biting a police officer and wrongfully being convicted for "aggravated assault with a dangerous instrument" because he has HIV, David Plunkett was finally released and walked out a free man on July 19th, 2012.

Published
22 August 2012
From
The Body
Discrimination and the law
People with HIV fear unfair treatment in courts

Nearly half of HIV-positive respondents to a recently released survey on HIV criminalization say they believe they will not receive a fair hearing in the criminal justice system if they ever face charges for failing to disclose their status to sexual partners.

Published
10 August 2012
From
American Independent
Young people
The Milton Hershey School apologizes to HIV-positive student

The president of the Milton Hershey School has apologised to an HIV-positive student who was denied admission because of his condition and said he was welcome to attend the residential school in the fall if he still wanted to.

Published
07 August 2012
From
Philadelphia Enquirer
Discrimination and the law
Zimbabwe Woman Fights Conviction of Deliberately Transmitting HIV

A 34-year-old Zimbabwean woman - who last month was found guilty of deliberately infecting her husband with the HIV virus - is fighting her conviction. Her lawyers have approached the country's highest court, demanding repeal of the law she she was charged under, saying it stigmatizes HIV/AIDS.

Published
03 August 2012
From
Voice of America
Religion and faith
Catholic Church in Scotland: Society ‘should not facilitate gay relationships’

Following the government’s announcement that it would legislate to allow gay couples to marry in Scotland, the Catholic Church has continued to claim homosexuality is ‘hazardous and dangerous’ and said ‘no society’ should ‘facilitate or encourage’ gay relationships.

Published
27 July 2012
From
Pink News
Employment
HIV Employment Discrimination Still an Issue in US, UK

Employment law and licensing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom are making it increasingly difficult for people living with HIV to enter the workforce, further increasing stigma and discrimination.

Published
27 July 2012
From
POZ
Human rights
U.S. ban unites global sex workers at Indian festival

US travel restrictions on visas for sex workers mean thousands of them have been unable to attend the annual International AIDS Conference (IAC). In protest, sex workers from around the world have been staging a parallel conference in Kolkata – a five-day "Sex Worker Freedom Festival" to demand an end to the discrimination many face due to their profession.

Published
27 July 2012
From
Reuters
Treatment for women
Are hospitals safe for women living with HIV?

A human rights investigation conducted by the Namibia Women’s Health Network, Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program, and Northeastern University School of Law found that women living with HIV are often mistreated in hospital settings. This report will be launched at the AIDS conference this week in Washington DC.

Published
25 July 2012
From
50.50
Human rights
Minister talks about gay marriage in Vietnam

A minister in Vietnam’s government has spoken about same-sex marriage for the first time. Vietnamese LGBT rights activist calls the Minister's words a ‘bold step forward’.

Published
25 July 2012
From
Gay Star News
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