Sunday, February 17, 2008

Egypt Steps Up HIV Arrests

Not a bad idea, though horribly politically incorrect! Putting people with this sad, yet very deadly, disease into special clinics is a good way to help them to get cured and to stop the spread.

My Way News - Egypt Steps Up HIV Arrests: "Egyptian police have stepped up arrests of persons suspected of having HIV, detaining four men this month in a crackdown that violates basic human rights, two international rights groups said Friday.

New York-based Human Rights Watch and London-based Amnesty International warned in a joint statement that the arrests could undermine HIV/AIDS prevention effort as people in Egypt become increasingly afraid to seek information on the subject.

Police denied making any HIV-related arrests but one police official speaking on condition of anonymity said there is a campaign to get persons registered in hospital records as HIV-positive into treatment in 'special clinics.' The official said he was not authorized to speak to the media."

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