>From the Human Rights Spanish Network: Police attacked peaceful protesters in South Africa Cape Town,
Red Hispana de Derechos Humanos.- 40 people were hurt and 10 injured with firearms as a result of the attack against unarmed protesters that were demanding HIV/AIDS treatment in this city. According to TAC spokespersons, the protest was organized after more than six months of negotiations with provincial and local health authorities, taking into account that they have denied access to information about the number of people who have had lab tests and who have received treatment. In addition, health centers were asked not to accept new patients for antiretroviral treatments since December last year. TAC found out that 52 people get treatment at the Nomzano clinic, but 3 died becausethey started treatment too late. Another 51 persons, who were on the treatment waiting list, also died. TAC has been trying to negotiate and get access to information and treatment since April of this year, but local authorities have referred them to their provincial counterparts. The requests To deal with the situation, TAC asks the government to implement an ARV treatment and therapy extension plan. As well as carry out treatment education and community mobilization programs. On July 26 TAC organized a massive demonstration to protest HIV related unnecessary deaths due to lack of treatment, and against the police ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help Sudanese refugees rebuild their lives through GlobalGiving. http://us.click.yahoo.com/V8WM1C/EbOLAA/E2hLAA/WfTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info ========================== This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking "Reply") will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
