Difference between revisions of "HIV in Prison"
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== International Rights == | == International Rights == | ||
| − | Every human being is entitled to live in a safe environment free of intimidation or abuse. Inadequate prison conditions are a blatant violation of these basic human rights. The WHO | + | Every human being is entitled to live in a safe environment free of intimidation or abuse. Inadequate prison conditions are a blatant violation of these basic human rights. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated "all prisoners have the right to receive health care, including preventative measures, equivalent to that available in the community without should apply equally to prisoners and to the community." Moreover, if HIV is not treated and prevented in prisons, there is a possibility that it will spread throughout the community by the freed inmates. In Mozambique, an impressive 30% of prisoners are HIV positive, while 16% of the country's civilians between the ages 15 and 49 are HIV positive. |
== Solutions to HIV in Prison == | == Solutions to HIV in Prison == | ||
