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UNAIDS/IOM statement on HIV Related travel restrictions

https://www.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl486/files/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/shared/mainsite/activities/health/UNAIDS_IOM_statement_travel_restrictions.pdf

This document, produced jointly by the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS and the International Organization for Migration, describes HIV/AIDS-related travel restrictions and their impact. It reviews relevant international law and human rights principles, and discusses humanitarian and ethical concerns.

Author: UNAIDS/IOM

Reference: June 2004

Countries: Global

“No Human Being Should Be Held There” The Mistreatment of LGBTQ and HIV-Positive People in U.S. Federal Immigration Jails

https://immigrationequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/No-Human-Being-Should-Be-Held-There-THE-MISTREATMENT-OF-LGBTQ-AND-HIV-POSITIVE-PEOPLE-IN-U.S.-FEDERAL-IMMIGRATION-JAILS.pdf

For this report, Immigration Equality, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), and Human Rights First (HRF) surveyed 41 LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants who were detained by CBP and ICE. This survey revealed nearly a third of immigrant detainees interviewed (18 out of 41) were sexually assaulted while in the custody of federal immigration authorities. Almost all of those interviewed (35 out of the 41) reported being harassed for being LGBTQ+ or an immigrant in custody.

Author: Immigration Equality, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), and Human Rights First (HRF)

Reference: June 2024

Countries: United States - USA

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