Document #1199015

AI – Amnesty International

New Indictments in HIV Crackdown - Persecuting People Living with HIV/AIDS Feeds the Epidemic [MDE 12/003/2008]

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE12/003/2008/en/b3ac610d-f02f-11dc-ba4d-eda0410202a3/mde120032008eng.pdf

ecoi.net summary:
Several men arrested on suspicion of having HIV; doctors subjected the detainees to HIV tests without their consent; 4 of the 12 men known to have been arrested in the HIV crackdown since October 2007 have already been sentenced to prison terms
Country:
Egypt
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE12/003/2008/en/b3ac610d-f02f-11dc-ba4d-eda0410202a3/mde120032008eng.pdf
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
11 March 2008
Document ID:
1199015 (former ID 93575)

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