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Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Group Decries High Level Of Discrimination Against HIV Positives


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A coalition of Civil Society Organizations has advocated for the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS.
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The group, on Saturday, insisted that discrimination at workplace is on the rise.
At the presentation of the 2016 National Stigmatization Report in Abuja, members of the group said that over 73% of HIV positive individuals have continued to experience discrimination in schools and work places in Nigeria.
They called on government and employers of labour to stop the discrimination against people with HIV.
The HIV and AIDS Anti-discrimination Bill was signed into law in 2015.

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