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On December 9, 2018, in the framework of National Human Rights NONconference 2018 the thematic workshop “Why HIV/AIDS Epidemic is not Contained Yet? All About Discrimination of People Living with HIV” took place. The workshop was organized by the Human Rights Agenda Platform and Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union.
The human rights activists, experts, journalists, civil society activists, lawyers, representatives of the authorities, international organizations were invited to participate in the workshop.
The following issues were discussed at the workshop:
Key speakers and presentations:
Vitaliy Zakharchuk, Senior Specialist of the Innovations Department of the 100% of Life Network – Presentation “Ukraine as the second highest HIV/AIDS burden country in Eastern Europe. Approaching the achievement of UNAIDS Global Objectives 90-90-90”;
Oleksandr Pavlichenko, UHHRU Executive Director – Presentation “Information on the health status and medical secrecy. Confidentiality of information and its protection in the cases of patients with HIV”.
Olena Semyorkina, UHHRU Expert – Presentation “Right to family life. UHHRU advocacy initiatives”;
Oleksandr Gatiyatullin, Head of Ukraine Without Torture NGO – Presentation “The issues of securing the right to medical care in the detention centers and penitentiary establishments of Ukraine in the conditions of reform. Why discrimination of the vulnerable to HIV infection groups fosters epidemic spread in prisons”;
Oleg Duka, Head of the Professional Training Center of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine – Presentation “HIV prevention in the detention facilities”.
Moderator – Maxym Petrov (UHHRU).
Workshop findings and recommendations
Discrimination and stigmatization of people living with HIV, and groups vulnerable to HIV are the key barriers to the effective HIV prevention, treatment and support of people with HIV/AIDS.
Discrimination and stigmatization of HIV-positive people are often conditioned by their affiliation with certain social group: imprisoned, injecting drug users, commercial sex workers, LGBT representatives.
Protection of the rights of the HIV positive people and representatives of the groups vulnerable to HIV is important not only for those people, but is beneficial for the public health in general.
General recommendations:
Recommendations regarding securing the right to medical assistance in the detention centers and penitentiary facilities of Ukraine in the conditions of reform:
Also the thematic training and methodologic complex, developed by Bila-Tserkva Staff Training School of the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine, was presented at the workshop:
Educational film “HIV/AIDS Prevention in the Penitentiary Establishments”, and training and methodological manual “Practical Recommendations for the Staff of State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine regarding HIV Infection/AIDS Prevention”.
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