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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-05-18
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[01] Athens conference to discuss AIDS and rights of HIV-positive people
[01] Athens conference to discuss AIDS and rights of HIV-positive people
The general secretariat of transparency and human rights of the ministry
of justice and the Hellenic Association of Seropositive People named
"Positive voice" organise a one-day conference titled "HIV/AIDS and
discriminations; spotting the stigma of the stigma", on May 23.
Doctors specialized in infectious diseases, law university teachers,
lawyers, local activists and other experts in human rights issues
will debate the protection of the rights and freedoms related to
HIV/AIDS-positive individuals, the progress of the Greek law system
and the distance that still needs to be covered towards their basic
implementation, as well as the role that government agencies and
individual citizens play.
The conference will also touch upon subjects concerning the
criminalization of the transmission and exposure to the HIV virus,
the discriminations in the workplace, medical confidentiality and the
living conditions of HIV patients in detention centers.
The latest medical progress in the treating the disease and the newest
epidemiological data in Greece will complete the conference.
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