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Namibia court rules HIV-positive women sterilised without consent

In a landmark judgment for patients' and women's rights, the high court in Namibia on Monday ruled in favour of three women who claimed they had been sterilised without their informed consent. But the judge in the capital, Windhoek, rejected a claim that they had been targeted for sterilisation because they are HIV-positive.

Published
31 July 2012
From
The Guardian
Sex workers
Female sex workers have 14 times the risk of having HIV as other women

Although researchers and public health organisations in most low and middle income countries have not collected any recent data on the prevalence of HIV in female sex

Published
31 July 2012
By
Roger Pebody
Global health initiatives
Turning the Tide of HIV for MSM, Sex Workers and Trans People

There has been much optimistic talk this past year about turning the tide of HIV and creating an AIDS-free generation. For this to translate to reality, we must address the high HIV prevalence rate among the most vulnerable populations: men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and transgender people. In addition, antiretroviralsmust be made available to millions more HIV-positive people. Is any of this possible in the real world, and if so, how do we do it?

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
HIV and criminal law
In the real world HIV has changed; in the courtroom it is still the 1980s

In the midwestern American state of Michigan, prosecutors and judges still consider HIV infection to be a death sentence and are dismissive of scientifically grounded arguments about

Published
26 July 2012
By
Roger Pebody
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
Human rights
Gay marriage to be introduced in Scotland

Scotland could become the first part of the UK to introduce gay marriage after the SNP government announced plans to make the change.

Published
25 July 2012
From
BBC
Human rights
The women Greece blames for its HIV crisis

New figures in Greece have shown an astonishing rise in new HIV infections. Health workers blamed deep cuts to social programmes, but state doctors and police rounded up prostitutes across Athens and forced the women to take HIV tests.

Published
25 July 2012
From
The Independent
Finance and funding
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Faces Major Funding Cuts

As the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network marks its 20th anniversary, it faces an unprecedented challenge with recent news of a drastic cut in funding under Canada’s federal AIDS strategy — a cut that significantly undermines its ability to continue its work in defending and promoting human rights in the response to HIV.

Published
24 July 2012
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