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.