Men the world over must change their mindset, says Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe
By Robert Tapfumaneyi The Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe has said there is a need to change the mindset of men the world over so as to stop violence and rape against women. Ambassador Jeiteendra Tripath...
View ArticleHate crime in Mexico: “Their voices have fallen silent, but not ours”
By M. A. Andoni Bello Lanestosa for Corresponsales Claves English translation by Jennifer Stanley-Smith AIDS “shattered illusions and destroyed projects. So many died as a result of this same root...
View ArticleHow hunger is fuelling domestic violence in rural Zimbabwe
By Robert Tapfumaneyi While the rest of the world joined hands in commemorating 16 days of activism against gender based violence at the end of last year, the Zimbabwean government went a step further...
View ArticleOlder people and the media in Uganda
By Williams Moi Uganda’s Minister of State for the Elderly and Disabled Suleiman Madada has expressed concern over the fast growing population of older persons, which he says will outnumber that of...
View ArticleWomen living with HIV face stigma in health centers, report finds
“When I was about to deliver my baby, I told the health worker I was HIV positive. She just left the room and never came to look after me again. I suffered so much and without any assistance I lost my...
View ArticleAfrican Union must tackle conflict related rape say campaigners
International campaigners are calling on the African Union to tackle conflict-related rape when it meets for its 20th Summit today. “Sexual violence is one of the biggest barriers to building peace and...
View ArticleBlame and HIV: views from Soroti town, Uganda
The government should address how its own officials understand HIV. Not doing so allows blame and stigma to flourish – and this puts more people, not less, at risk argues Williams Moi. At the end of...
View ArticleHuman rights defenders in Africa get 1.8m Euro boost
Journalists and other human rights defenders are to get better legal, medical and family assistance under a 1.8 million Euro project launched by Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRD-Net)....
View ArticleCan the Catholic Church reform and reduce HIV infections?
While congratulating the new Pope Francis, the first in 1,300 years to be chosen from outside Europe to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, President Yoweri Museveni said “I am sure you will use...
View Article‘Marcus’: Is it Poverty, Pleasure or Lifestyle to Engage in Sex Work?
It is Friday evening, the sun is setting slowly and everybody is keenly staring at the ticking clock. John, Nancy, Steve and Mark all working in the same office are trying to wind up and preparing to...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day: Maish’s story
Bearing the brunt of HIV: Maish’s story By Key Correspondent Sidi Sarro for the World AIDS Day 2012. “For being me I have been beaten and sexually harassed by cops,” says Maish, a man in his 20s from...
View Article16 Days: Fighting sexual violence in Zimbabwe
“We are satisfied with the outcome of the recommendations as they speak to the immediate and long term solutions. We are also satisfied with the openness – talking [about] all aspect of rape and...
View ArticleSpectrum Uganda calls for greater HIV testing for LGBTI community amid hostility
Today is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia and Spectrum Uganda is marking it with a series of activities to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS issues among sexual minorities, to...
View ArticleJacinta’s story: HIV does not discriminate
As Women Deliver delegates gather in Malaysia this week to discuss progress on women and girls’ health and wellbeing, Key Correspondent Hope Mafaranga recounts how one young woman living with HIV faces...
View ArticleSex workers, drug users and transgender communities demand their human rights
Baby Rivona, the National Coordinator of Ikatan Perempuan Positif Indonesia (IPPI) - a network that works with women living with HIV in Indonesia – said at the Women Deliver conference this week that...
View ArticleHuman rights and HIV activist brings landmark case to Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court
In Zimbabwe, a human rights activist denied access to antiretroviral treatment while in detention in 2011 has filed a test case to assert the rights of prisoners living with HIV. On 22 May, president...
View ArticleCivic coalition on health launches in Zimbabwe
A new organisation to address various health issues including mitigation of HIV transmission and sexual and reproductive health has launched in Zimbabwe. The Civic Coalition on Health seeks to bridge...
View ArticleAfrican Union needs to listen to people living with HIV
As the African Union meets in Nigeria today for Abuja+12, member states face the challenge of developing financial investment plans for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The political and fundraising...
View ArticleNew treatment option saves women from cervical cancer
Mariam Cissé is a mother of three and living with HIV but when she arrived at Treichville Teaching Hospital in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, she was not expecting news that would cause her to fear for her...
View ArticleIn Zambia women are fighting gender and HIV discrimination
Violence and discrimination against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions, but in Zambia one woman is taking on the challenge to change her community. Jamillar Katambo from Lusaka was...
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