Tag Archives: Human Rights Watch

A Rights-Based Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS in Ugandan Prisons
August 10, 2011

A Rights-Based Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS in Ugandan Prisons

Human Rights Watch researcher Katherine Todrys guest blogs for Global Pulse on the HIV/AIDS fight in Uganda, where only one of 223 prisons has a medical facility equipped to provide adequate treatment for the disease.

Uganda’s draft HIV/AIDS bill alarms human rights community
December 21, 2009

Uganda’s draft HIV/AIDS bill alarms human rights community

Ugandan legislators recently released the latest version of a controversial HIV/AIDS bill that “promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the …Continue Reading

Two Libyan Prisoners, Two Paradoxical Fates
November 4, 2009

Two Libyan Prisoners, Two Paradoxical Fates

The recent humanitarian release of Libyan citizen Abdalbaset al-Megrahi from prison in Greenock, Scotland, because of his poor health, and …Continue Reading