Archives > April 2005
Time to Break Shackles
Outlook India - New Delhi, India, April 25, 2005
An opinion piece that takes a critical look at the antiquated Indian Penal Code Section 377, which criminalizes same sex behavior among consenting adults.
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Project to Map Male Sex Workers in Vadodara
Times of India - Vadodara, India, April 22, 2005
Mapping of male sex workers in Gujarat is just one of the projects to be launched by the NGOs working for the rights of MSMs (men having sex with men) in Gujarat.
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Contraceptives The Key To Better Reproductive Health
Bernama.com - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 21, 2005
Malaysia can help improve reproductive health care by allowing "free and available access" to contraceptives regardless of age and marital status, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) executive director Saira Shameem said.
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Nepal: Police Attack Transgender People
Reuters - Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2005
39 metis who were members of the Blue Diamond Society were picked up in police raids in Kathmandu. They were held for more than two weeks in the Hanuman Dhoka police station, and denied adequate food or visitation rights.
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Potent Images From Women Artists
Inquirer News Service - Manila, The Phillipines, April 17, 2005
An article exploring Filipino women artists who use stark imagery and symbolism to depict the various realities of women in the past and present.
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Age-Appropriate Reproductive Health Gets Support
Mindanao Times - Manila, The Philippines, April 14, 2005
The Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) Incorporated and the Adolescent Health Advocate (AHA) expressed their support for the age-appropriate mandatory reproductive health and sexuality education in The Philippines
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Indian Patent Law Will Blight Fight Against HIV/AIDS: UNAIDS
Hindustantimes.com - Geneva, Switzerland, April 14, 2005
The UN official leading the global fight against HIV/AIDS warned on Thursday that India's recent law banning the copy of patented medicines will become a major obstacle in fighting the rising tide of the disease in the country.
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Website to Address Reproductive Health Issues, Raise Awareness
Vietnam news Agency - Hanoi, Vietnam, April 12, 2005
When fifteen-year-old Linh (not her real name) told her boyfriend that she was nearly one-month pregnant, he was speechless. "He kept silent whenever we met although I knew he felt uneasy for not being able to help me," Linh recalls.
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Sienes: HB 3773 and Ligtas Buntis
Sun Star - Manila, The Phillipines, April 12, 2005
This article takes a look at the controversial Ligtas Buntis Act (Safe Pregnancy Act) in The Philippines and the debates surrounding it.
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Standing Up for the Filipino Male
Inquirer News Service - Manila, the Phillipines, April 11, 2005
This article talks about new research that looks at the Filipino male as a social and sexual being and aims to emphasize the positive characteristics of Filipino men with regard to sexual health.
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A Population Policy at Last?
Malaya.com - Manila, The Phillipines, April 5, 2005
This article explores the debate around the Ligtas Buntis Act (Safe Pregnancy Act) being debated in The Philippines.
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India Plans Law to Stop Discrimination Against AIDS
Reuters - New Delhi, India, April 4, 2005
India, which has the world's second largest HIV/AIDS population, plans to introduce a law to stop discrimination against people infected with the virus.
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India Bans Generic AIDS Drugs
Cape Argus - Cape Town, South Africa, April 3, 2005
The future of affordable drugs for the millions of people infected with HIV/Aids has been dealt a terrible blow with the introduction of laws prohibiting the manufacture of certain generic anti-retroviral drugs.
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SC notice to Centre, Delhi Govt on Sec 377 of IPC
Press Trust of India - New Delhi, India, April 1, 2005
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi April 1: Government on a petition filed by an NGO seeking scrapping of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, which prohibits homosexuality.
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