John Gibson Team North America Jersey n3fxbpd5

nice6boyt7

The Joint United Nations Team on AIDS,Patrick Patterson Raptors Jersey, coordinated by the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has congratulated the Guyana’s Special Select Committee of Parliament on the Criminal Responsibility of HIV Infected Individuals.On Thursday the committee chose not to make the transmission of HIV a criminal act. In the wake of that decision UNAIDS Country Director,Jonas Valanciunas Raptors Jersey, Dr Reuben Del Prado said that he lauded the Parliamentary Committee for its mature and measured decision.“Such a law would have deepened the climate of denial, secrecy and fear surrounding the virus in Guyana and in so doing reduce people’s willingness to learn their status and access treatment and support. Ironically, a measure meant to reduce the spread of HIV could have led to its increase.”Many of the countries that have enacted laws related to the criminalisation of HIV are now reviewing their stance because of the negative implications for public health and human rights.“In February Denmark’s Minister of Justice announced the suspension of an HIV-specific criminal law. Last year the United States’ National AIDS Strategy raised concerns about such state laws while an official committee was set up in Norway to inform revision of their equivalent Penal Code provision.“Just a few days ago,John Stockton Team USA Jersey, world leading scientists and medical practitioners joined legal experts and civil society representatives to discuss the scientific,Karl Malone Team USA Jersey, medical, legal and human rights aspects of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission.”The meeting,Allen Iverson Team USA Jersey, organized by UNAIDS,Delon Wright Raptors Jersey, took place in Geneva from August 31 to September 2.Rejecting the approach of broad criminalization does not mean that people who maliciously infect others should go unpunished, Del Prado said. “Existing laws relating to assault and criminal negligence under the Criminal Law (Offences) Act can be used in such cases.“Guyana’s judicial system must then ensure that any application of these general criminal laws to HIV transmission is in keeping with the country’s international human rights commitments. Prior knowledge,Kyrie Irving Team USA Jersey, deceit or coercion,Scottie Pippen Team USA Jersey, willfulness and intent must be proven in such cases.“This means that convictions should meet the golden legal standard for determination of guilt and not have the dangerous effect of casting all HIV positive people as potential criminals.”According to Guyana’s 2010 United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) Country Progress Report between 2001 and 2009 Guyana experienced a 14 percent reduction in its adult HIV prevalence from 1.4 percent to 1.2 percent.This demonstrates that there has been payoff for gains made in blood safety,Evan Fournier Magic Jersey, antiretroviral treatment and prevention of parents to child transmission.This year, scientists revealed that early treatment has been proven to be 96 percent effective in preventing transmission between couples. Expanding access to such treatment, supporting increased condom-use and boosting the uptake of testing and counseling services are effective ways of reducing the transmission of HIV and protecting the most vulnerable.