The full impact of secondary stigma (stigma directed at family) on an HIV-positive individual is unknown. This qualitative research explores perceptions of secondary stigma in the Vietnamese context and its influence on the ways in which an injection drug user (IDU) copes with HIV infection.

Gender-based violence against women has gained recognition under International law, in the jurisdictions of international courts and tribunals, in the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) itself and under the Security Council‟s effort to broaden their approaches to peace and security. But an intertwined approach is still lacking and a concerted and coherent response from the UN system is needed. CEDAW obliges State parties to provide information on the implementation of these resolu-tions and to ensure that these rights are realized by setting up adequate responses to women‟s needs and protection. In the light of SCR 1820, CEDAW and the approach that sexualized violence in conflicts is foreseeable, we argue that Sri Lanka violated several Articles of CEDAW.

This study focuses on the experiences and perspectives of HIV-positive women living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The purpose of the study is to give voice to women living with HIV and to allow their stories and view  to inform an improved HIV response where the dignity of each and every woman and man is respected and protected.

In the USA, the ban on mobility for people with HIV was removed in January 2010. The legislative change in the USA and the changes announced in China received broad media coverage. We very much hope that these examples will have a domino effect, resulting in the revision of legislation in other countries. For many people, travel is an important aspect of quality of life. Others have to stay in foreign countries for longer periods for personal or professional reasons. Up-to-date information helps them to decide on the most appropriate behaviour. This data collection not only provides a reliable orientation for PLHIV, but also indicates the extent of discrimination against people with HIV.

In the USA, the ban on mobility for people with HIV was removed in January 2010. The legislative change in the USA and the changes announced in China received broad media coverage. We very much hope that these examples will have a domino effect, resulting in the revision of legislation in other countries. But we have to keep in mind that there are also countries in Europe (including some of the states of the Federal Republic of Germany) that still operate restrictions which contribute to the discrimination of people living with HIV.

This Project Briefing explores the experiences of these people as they migrate, drawing on findings from a baseline study on their vulnerabilities, particularly to HIV and AIDS, as they move between their communities of origin in Nepal and Bangladesh to India. Although the baseline used quantitative and qualitative approaches, stories of harassment and violence emerge mostly from the qualitative elements.

This toolkit is for people working to establish, strengthen or expand HIV-related legal services. All governments have recognized that stigma, discrimination and violations of other human rights are major barriers to effective national responses to HIV. Consequently, they have committed to protect the human rights of people living with HIV, as well as the rights of women, children, and members of vulnerable and key populations in the context of HIV.

In the summer of 2009, I visited a humble orphanage for children with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. Here, like many parts in the world, the very existence of marginalized people with stigmatized illness is hidden away.