Positively Abandoned: Stigma and Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Mothers and their Children in Russia

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Summary: As Russia's HIV/AIDS epidemic spreads,
thousands of HIV-positive mothers and their
children face pervasive discrimination and
abuse. Russian law bans such abuse, but the
Russian government is not protecting women
with HIV and their children from widespread
discrimination by health care and child care
providers. pdf: hrw.org/reports/2005/russia0605

Organisation: 
Human Rights Watch
Attachment Link: 
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/russia0605

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