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Tanzania: Police Abuse, Torture, Impede HIV Services

Tanzanians who are most at risk of HIV face widespread police abuse and often can’t get help when they are victims of crime, Human Rights Watch and the Wake Up and Step Forward Coalition (WASO) said in a report released today.

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7 hours ago
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Human Rights Watch Health
History of HIV and AIDS
Diseased Pariah News

Bob Leahy on the irreverent magazine by and for people living with HIV which brought black humour to the forefront of activism in the 1990s.

Published
18 June 2013
From
Positive Lite
HIV and criminal law
Is this the end of HIV-criminalization in the military?

A bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would require the Department of Defense to conduct an internal review of policies and prosecutions related to military members living with HIV.

Published
17 June 2013
From
Salon
HIV prevention policy
Malaysia makes progress against HIV, but challenges remain

Malaysia has taken great strides in tackling HIV - needle exchange has been widely accepted by Islamic leaders as a necessity to preserve life. However, there are more delicate issues surrounding HIV prevention including the use of condoms outside of marriage, especially by men who have sex with men and sex workers.

Published
14 June 2013
From
The Lancet
HIV prevention policy
Adeeba Kamarulzaman: fighting HIV/AIDS in Malaysia

Dr Kamarulzaman has steered the conservative Islamic government of Malaysia to tackle the HIV epidemic in injecting drug users and implement needle-exchange programmes.

Published
14 June 2013
From
The Lancet
Combatting stigma
HIV/AIDS in Yemen: Fighting discrimination

In its first HIV/AIDS-specific project in an Arab country Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working in Sana’a to help reduce the stigma faced by people living with HIV and improve their access to quality healthcare.

Published
13 June 2013
From
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Behaviour change interventions
South Africa: Anal sex stigma leads to problems in HIV fight

The stigma around anal sex in South Africa was hampering the fight against HIV and Aids, Health4Men programme manager Glenn de Swardt said during a recent discussion. The discussion was about the dangerous gaps in HIV prevention created by narrow assumptions of what constituted sex, and in particular anal sex.

Published
13 June 2013
From
Independent Online
HIV prevention policy
Brazil: ‘Happy Prostitutes’ AIDS Campaign Sparks Debate

Activists complain of a “regression” in Brazil’s anti-HIV/AIDS strategy, which was considered one of the boldest and most effective in the world. A controversial campaign for sex workers has been cancelled and the head of the HIV program fired, under pressure from conservative evangelical churches.

Published
13 June 2013
From
Inter Press Service
Human rights
Russia Passes Bill Banning Gay 'Propaganda'

Russia's lower house of Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations," makes it a crime to hold gay pride events, speak in defense of gay rights or to say gay relationships are equal to heterosexual ones. Although ostensibly intended to protect minors, the bill is written so broadly that in effect it amounts to an outright ban.

Published
12 June 2013
From
Wall Street Journal
Retention and linkage to care
Enough With the HIV Treatment Cascade Research, Let's Do Something About It Already

"Funding allocation -- be it governmental or private -- largely does not address stigma, shame and denial...the community is wandering around in ignorance about the availability of treatment and the ability to live a normal life with HIV infection." CDC scientist argues for better linkage to care and campaigns to improve HIV literacy.

Published
12 June 2013
From
The Body Pro
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