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Controversy around visa denials hits the International AIDS Society
Source: The Body

Controversy around visa denials hits the International AIDS Society

18 July 2024
Controversy around visa denials has hit the International AIDS Society (IAS) as it plans for the start of the 2024 International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2024) in Munich, Germany. In the week before the July 22 opening session, numerous delegates from...
Turkey: HIV-Positive Syrian refugee fights for access to treatment in Istanbul detention centre
Source: bianet

Turkey: HIV-Positive Syrian refugee fights for access to treatment in Istanbul detention centre

16 July 2024
Ahmed Aaabo’s treatment has been disrupted by bureaucratic hurdles after his temporary protection status was removed, says his lawyer. Ahmed Aabo was only 10 years old when his family left him at the Turkish border in 2011, seeking a safer...
Russia: Immigrants deported for failing medical examination that includes HIV test
Source: Pulse 19

Russia: Immigrants deported for failing medical examination that includes HIV test

12 July 2024
Translated from Russian by IA – Scroll down for article in Russian In 2024, bailiffs of Khakassia expelled 74 foreign citizens from Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Belarus from the Russian Federation. According to the UFSSP of Khakassia, they mainly...
European Union: Call to safeguard the right to asylum in Europe
Source: Jurist

European Union: Call to safeguard the right to asylum in Europe

9 July 2024
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International plus other NGOs signed a joint statement Monday urging the European Union (EU) and its member states to “safeguard the right to territorial asylum in Europe.” The statement refers to the EU Charter of...
Migrants in Switzerland are in a situation of greater intersectional vulnerability to HIV
Source: gTt

Migrants in Switzerland are in a situation of greater intersectional vulnerability to HIV

5 July 2024
The authors of a study advise that specific preventive interventions be carried out that take into account the needs of this population. Migrants in Europe are at much higher risk of acquiring HIV – and also developing AIDS – due...
Australia: Migrant teacher with HIV caught in residency limbo despite job offers
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia: Migrant teacher with HIV caught in residency limbo despite job offers

30 June 2024
A migrant teacher denied permanent residency because he has been diagnosed with HIV says he has been barred by a discriminatory policy overseen by the government during a national skills crisis. Italian national Luca, who has chosen a pseudonym because...
EU's directive for people vulnerable to sexual discrimination is not always implemented
Source: AP

EU's directive for people vulnerable to sexual discrimination is not always implemented

16 May 2024
RIETI, Italy (AP) — Ella Anthony knew it was time to leave her native Nigeria when she escaped an abusive, forced marriage only to face angry relatives who threatened to turn her in to police because she was gay. Since...
Peru: Venezuelan migrants in Peru face severe challenges in HIV care and basic services, report finds
Source: ReliefWeb

Peru: Venezuelan migrants in Peru face severe challenges in HIV care and basic services, report finds

8 May 2024
Translated with Google translate – Scroll down for article in Spanish The persistent and serious economic and social crisis that Venezuela is experiencing has led more than 5.5 million Venezuelans to leave their country in search of guaranteeing the right...
Canada: HIV status at the centre of legal fight against immigration barriers
Source: HIV Legal Network

Canada: HIV status at the centre of legal fight against immigration barriers

17 April 2024
The HIV Legal Network and a client of Battista Migration Law Group are challenging the constitutionality of Canada’s “excessive demand” regime in federal court. On February 2, 2024, we filed legal arguments and materials challenging the decision of Immigration, Refugees...
HIV services expanded for displaced migrants in wake of Ukraine war and regional turmoil
Source: UNAIDS

HIV services expanded for displaced migrants in wake of Ukraine war and regional turmoil

17 April 2024
Countries affected by the migration crisis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, prompted by the war in Ukraine and other turmoil in the region, have had to put in place measures so that all displaced people have access to essential...
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