Hated to death : homophobia, violence, and Jamaica's HIV/AIDS epidemic.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Human Rights Watch ; v. 16, no. 6 (B) | Human Rights Watch. B ; ; v. 16, no. 6.Publication details: New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, [2004]Description: 79 pages ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Other title:
  • Jamaica, hated to death
  • Homophobia, violence, and Jamaica's HIV/AIDS epidemic
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Hated to death.DDC classification:
  • 362.19697920097292 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ76.45.J25 S35 2004
NLM classification:
  • 2005 O-326
  • WC 503.4 DJ2
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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