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Egypt: UNAIDS helps non-nationals in Egypt to get supplies of antiretroviral therapy
Source: UNAIDS

Egypt: UNAIDS helps non-nationals in Egypt to get supplies of antiretroviral therapy

29 June 2020
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have been stranded abroad due to the bans on flights and border closures imposed to stop COVID-19. As elsewhere, thousands of non-nationals have been stranded in Egypt indefinitely. Travel restrictions have had...
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Russia: New bill proposed on the deportation of migrants with "dangerous" diseases, including HIV
Source: Вести.Ру

Russia: New bill proposed on the deportation of migrants with "dangerous" diseases, including HIV

6 February 2020
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared a bill on the expulsion of migrants with dangerous diseases. Including with coronavirus. The decision on deportation will also be made by the Ministry of Health, the FSB and the bodies of sanitary...
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Lesotho: The power of community leaders in HIV awareness and support
Source: Medium

Lesotho: The power of community leaders in HIV awareness and support

1 December 2019
Improving HIV testing, disclosure and treatment for migrant communities In the busy town of Maputsoe, in Lesotho on the border with South Africa, a hairdresser recounts how her engagement with an IOM change agent led to important shifts in her...
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South Africa: African migrants face dual challenge of navigating HIV care and social stigma
Source: The conversation

South Africa: African migrants face dual challenge of navigating HIV care and social stigma

30 November 2019
HIV is the most common chronic illness in South Africa. One in every five is infected and one in every 13 takes antiretroviral drugs daily. Managing HIV medically has become more of a part of normal life. Amid this public...
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UNAIDS and UNDP urge countries to lift all forms of HIV-related travel restrictions
Source: UNAIDS

UNAIDS and UNDP urge countries to lift all forms of HIV-related travel restrictions

28 June 2019
New data show that in 2019 around 48* countries and territories still have restrictions that include mandatory HIV testing and disclosure as part of requirements for entry, residence, work and/or study permits GENEVA, 27 June 2019—UNAIDS and the United Nations...
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Travel and long-stay restrictions for foreign nationals with HIV have no logical basis and have been deemed a human rights violation by the United Nations
Source: South China Morning Post

Travel and long-stay restrictions for foreign nationals with HIV have no logical basis and have been deemed a human rights violation by the United Nations

7 February 2019
Published in South China Morning Post on February 5, 2019 Visa restrictions for HIV-positive immigrants still in place in dozens of countries Recent leak in Singapore of data of HIV-positive people renewed attention on its curbs on long-term stays by...
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Venezuela: Over 7,700 Venezuelans in need of HIV/AIDS treatment have left their country
Source: UNHCR

Venezuela: Over 7,700 Venezuelans in need of HIV/AIDS treatment have left their country

30 November 2018
A chance to live: The quest of Venezuelan refugees and migrants with HIV/AIDS By Marta Martinez in Lima. Also available in: Français (French), Español (Spanish), عربي (Arabic) Over 7,700 Venezuelans in need of HIV/AIDS treatment have left their country and...
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Source: The Jerusalem Post

Israel: Expulsion threatens lives of HIV-positive Eritrean and Sudanese migrants receiving treatment in Israel

21 February 2018
The Health Ministry is currently treating 184 Eritrean and Sudanese migrants for HIV. The Israel AIDS Task Force is imploring the government to allow Eritrean and Sudanese migrants with HIV to remain in treatment in Israel amid the pending April...
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Russia: European Court of Human Rights rules that Russia must compensate a Ukrainian woman deported based on her HIV status
Source: Radio Liberty

Russia: European Court of Human Rights rules that Russia must compensate a Ukrainian woman deported based on her HIV status

8 November 2016
English version – Translation (For Russian version, please scroll down) European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Russia to pay 15,000 euros compensation to a Ukrainian citizen for her family separation due to her HIV status. Lawyer Irina Khrunova, representing the...
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Turkmenistan: New law provides free HIV treatment but mandates HIV testing prior to marriage, and for people who use drugs, prisoners, blood donors and foreigners seeking work visas.
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Turkmenistan: New law provides free HIV treatment but mandates HIV testing prior to marriage, and for people who use drugs, prisoners, blood donors and foreigners seeking work visas.

7 April 2016
Turkmenistan has passed a law under which all people seeking a marriage license must be tested for HIV. The law implies that anyone found to be infected with the virus that is the precursor to AIDS would be denied a...
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