A joint statement cosigned by 12 UN bodies, including UNAIDS, last Friday, called for all “States to close compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers and implement voluntary, evidence-informed and rights-based health and social services in the community.” The statement noted that many of the compulsory centers violate internationally recognized human rights standards often involving physical and sexual violence or forced labor.
It’s International Women’s Day! A statement from the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) highlights the HIV/AIDS situation for girls and young women. According to UNAIDS, a young woman between the ages of 15-24 becomes infected with HIV every minute. The full statement from GCWA is replicated below, and you can see UNAIDS’ statement here.
By Paul Mooney
An international NGO has issued a report urging Beijing to provide
compensation to tens of thousands of victims of the 1990s HIV-tainted
blood disaster, and arguing a fund is urgently needed as victims have
been unable to get fair compensation on their own.
“China has a historic opportunity to make things right for the victims
of the world’s largest HIV/Aids disaster,” said Sara Davis, executive
director of Asia Catalyst and a co-author of the report.
Read the full article here.
Download the Asia Catalyst/Korekata report.
本月，中国的立法者将要审阅一份开创性的提案。这份提案提议为中国几万名血液污染受害者提供补偿。亚洲促进会今天发布了一份研究报告，表明由于受害者无法通过其他途径获得补偿，中国急需建立一个补偿基金来处理这个问题。
This
month, Chinese legislators are reviewing a ground-breaking proposal
that would provide compensation to tens of thousands of victims of
the HIV/AIDS tainted blood disaster. A new report, released today by
Asia Catalyst, shows this compensation fund is urgently needed, since
victims have been unable to get fair compensation on their own.
