Human rights
KCs document what life is like for people facing human rights abuses due to their age, sexuality, gender, health status or disability.
Many KCs report personal accounts of men who have sex with men, transgenders and people living with HIV who are struggling to access health services due to stigma and discrimination.
KCs also document legal challenges brought against governments for failing to provide services that meet basic human rights such as the right to health, as well as civil society campaigns around stigma reduction and health provision.
Uganda: Gay activist David Kato murdered
From www.aidsalliance.org
Ugandan human rights defender David Kato was brutally murdered to death in his home on January 26, 2011. Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and the entire LGBT community are condemning the killing.
Key Correspondents can take action at:
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Church now allows members to use condoms to fight HIV
Many church leaders in Kenya today allow its members to use condoms to protect themselves from contracting the AIDS virus. This comes after the World Leader of Catholic Churches, Pope Benedict XVI, told Catholic followers to use condoms to protect themselves and their families from the deadly disease AIDS. more
Include children of Sex Workers in HIV programmes.
From www.plusnews.org
Now a small but growing body of research has suggested that the children of sex workers face a range of HIV risks including early sexual debut, low school enrolment, parental abandonment and psychological issues, including social marginalization, related to their mothers’ work, according to Jennifer Beard, assistant Professor in the Department of International Health at the Boston University School of Public Health.
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Strengthening the Health System in Nigeria
Although the health care system in Nigeria has witnessed tremendous growth since independence, still a number of problems which hinder corresponding improvement or progress in the health of the people are prevalent and have brought about a continuous decline in health care delivery. more
Say no to HIV service discrimination against Uganda’s disabled
For Lydia it has been rape after rape, and Adit thought she was in love. “We just see when she is pregnant; we don’t know what time men come for her” Lydia’s sister says. more
Detained Zambians cannot access ARVs
Residents of western Zambia have been barred from gathering – even for church services – after an attempt to discuss secession led to deadly protests. But PLHIV detained in police cells are not able to access their antiretroviral treatment. more
Uganda needs to include MSM in strategic HIV planning, report says
Research shows that more than half of men in Kampala describe themselves as gay, though stigma and prosecution impeded sampling. Almost all men who have sex with men (MSM) in Kampala are Ugandan nationals. But a substantial proportion have fathered children, live with female partners or are married, are attracted sexually to women, have steady female partners and buy sex from women. more
Careless health workers a block to health interventions in Uganda
A number of health initiatives in Uganda are hindered by the negative attitude health workers have towards their clients. more