THE PROBLEM OF PERSONAL DISCRIMINATION BASED ON THE POSITIVE HIV/AIDS STATUS

Authors

  • Anastasiia Ivanovna Okulich South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14529/law170218

Keywords:

discrimination, HIV-infected, HIV status, attitude towards HIV, ban on entry, stereotypes

Abstract

The article examines the issue of discrimination against people with the positive HIV status. A number of examples illustrating the attitude towards HIV-infected people in various countries of the world are cited. The author focuses on the study of the problem of discrimination of persons with the positive HIV status in the Russian Federation. The author of the article reviewed the normative acts, judicial practice, which indicates the existence of discrimination against HIV-infected people. The article identifies various factors contributing to the development of discrimination. According to the results of the research, the author suggests measures aimed at counteracting discrimination against people with the positive HIV status.

Author Biography

Anastasiia Ivanovna Okulich, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

postgraduate student of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

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Published

2017-09-04