[REPORT] Indonesian Odyssey: A Drug User’s Quest for Treatment

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By Ricky Gunawan

 

The story of Rose – the first drug user sentenced by Indonesian courts to rehabilitation instead
of prison – continued this month, with some dramatic twists and turns that
highlight obstacles to implementing Indonesia’s newly improved policy.

 

Rose was transferred from Pondok Bambu Detention Center to Cibubur Drug Dependence
Hospital (RSKO Cibubur),
on Monday, February 8, 2010. As
I wrote in December, it took months after her July sentence for the
corrupt detention system to actually move her to the hospital. During that
time, Rose suffered from withdrawal symptoms without any medication. But even
once the transfer was finally completed, it seemed the drama had only begun.

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[REPORT] 让男性杜绝暴力 – Engaging Men and Boys in Ending Violence against Women and Girls

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by Shiwei Ye

Globally, 30% of women suffer physical violence
at least once from a male partner, and in multi-country studies done by the UN,
nearly 20% of women say that their first sexual experience was forced.

 

全球30％的女性至少遭受过一次来自男性伴侣的暴力。联合国开展的多国研究表明，将近20％的女性声称她们的第一次性经历是在被迫的情况下发生。

 

Violence against women and girls is a gross
violation of human rights. It is both a consequence and a cause of women’s
social, economic, cultural and political disempowerment and marginalization.

 

针对女性的暴力是对人权的粗暴践踏，这是女性在社会、经济、文化和政治上的弱势地位及边缘化导致的结果，也是这一现象出现的原因。

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[REPORT] Law Enforcement and Harm Reduction in Cambodia

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By Greg Denham

I have worked in the law enforcement field for over twenty five years, and a
significant part of my work has been in the drug policy area. I have come to
the conclusion that harm reduction services, particularly needle and syringe
programs, are an essential component of a comprehensive strategy designed to
reduce drug related harm in communities.

This view, however, is not always shared openly by other police. Privately, while many
police officers accept that harm reduction services are important, their attitude
is more likely to condemn than condone.

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[COMMENTARY] A Second Look at Korea’s “Lifting” of its HIV Travel Ban

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By Ken Oh

Can rules be changed when they aren’t changed?
What may appear to be a purely metaphysical question is creating some
real-world confusion in the Republic of Korea.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently applauded South Korea’s announced lifting
of its entry ban on HIV-positive foreigners. UNAIDS executive director
Michel Sidibe also extolled the move, effective January 1, as an important step
in the effort to realize the global freedom of movement for people living with
HIV.  But the reality appears to be more
complex.

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[REPORT] Impressions of the China Sex Workers’ Network Training in Qingdao

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By Zhang Lan and Li Man

From January 14-16,
2010, the Chinese Sex Workers’ Network held its second national training
workshop for sex work NGOs in Qingdao. The purpose was to help build the
capacity of staff at sex work NGOs, as well as targeted training for staff on
project management, institution building, project expansion, and so on.

2010年1月14日—16日，中国性工作者网络在青岛举行了全国性工作者机构的第二次培训，这是对机构工作人员的能力建设，同时也有针对性的培训工作人员一些关于项目管理/机构建设/拓展项目/法律问题等等。

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