Hated to death :

Schleifer, Rebecca.

Hated to death : homophobia, violence, and Jamaica's HIV/AIDS epidemic. Jamaica, hated to death Homophobia, violence, and Jamaica's HIV/AIDS epidemic - New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, [2004] - 79 pages ; 28 cm. - Human Rights Watch ; v. 16, no. 6 (B) . - Human Rights Watch. B ; v. 16, no. 6. .

Cover title. Written by Rebecca Schleifer. "November 2004."

Includes bibliographical references.

I. Summary. -- II. Recommendations. To the Jamaican government -- To donors and international organizations. -- III. Methods. -- IV. Background. HIV/AIDS in Jamaica -- Homophobia in Jamaica and its role in driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic. -- V. Findings of Human Rights Watch's investigation. Police abuse -- Abuses in the health care system -- Denial of access to transportation -- Other abuses by non-state actors: violence in the family and in the community. -- VI. Government response. Improving legal and policy protections -- Educating health personnel -- Efforts to address police abuse and provide HIV/AIDS education to police. -- VII. Regional efforts to address HIV/AIDS. -- VIII. Legal standards. Freedom from violence -- The right to privacy and the right to freedom from discrimination -- Freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention -- Freedom of association and assembly -- The right to the highest attainable standard of health. -- IX. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix.

Recommendations -- Methods -- Background -- Findings of Human Rights Watch's investigation -- Government response -- Regional efforts to address HIV/AIDS -- Legal standards -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments.

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Homophobia--Jamaica.
Gay men--Crimes against--Jamaica.
HIV-positive persons--Crimes against--Jamaica.
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Crimes against--Jamaica.
Gay men--Legal status, laws, etc.--Jamaica.
HIV-positive persons--Legal status, laws, etc.--Jamaica.
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Legal status, laws, etc.--Jamaica.
Gay rights--Jamaica.
Human rights--Jamaica.
HIV-positive persons--Legal status, laws, etc.
Gay rights.
Gay men--Legal status, laws, etc.
Gay men--Crimes against.
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Legal status, laws, etc.
Homophobia.
Human rights.
HIV Infections--epidemiology.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--epidemiology.
Homosexuality, Male.
Human Rights--legislation & jurisprudence.
Human Rights Abuses--legislation & jurisprudence.
Violence--legislation & jurisprudence.
Prejudice.


Jamaica.
Jamaica.

HQ76.45.J25 / S35 2004

362.19697920097292

2005 O-326 WC 503.4 DJ2 / S241h 2004

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