... here is an op-ed written by the Health Director at Human Rights Watch-- and originally published in the Korean Times earlier this year-- reflecting on the spread of and response to HIV and AIDS in South Korea.
Interesting read.
(http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/03/12/blaming-foreigners)
A similar policy of restricting the travel and immigration of people living with HIV has, of course, only very recently been lifted in the United States, and will not take full effect until the beginning of 2010.
(Click here if you are interested in reading my personal reflections on World AIDS Day.)
Monday, November 30, 2009
In recognition of Dec. 1st, World AIDS Day...
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In the News,
Korea,
Social Issues in Korea,
Stereotypes,
Winter
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