*These following countries of the EU WHO region have restrictions in place:*
Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Cyprus, Georgia, Federal State of Bavaria (Germany), Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
What you can do:
- Check the data in the booklets and the concerning your country at *www.hivrestrictions.org*
and send any correction or update to one of the persons mentioned below.
- Discuss the topic with your communities/peers, disseminate the information via your network.
- If you live in a country with restrictions, discuss it with your community, send a letter to your Government, blame it as discriminatory and ask for a rational explanation.
- If you are aware of any HIV related deportations in your country or if you have been forced to leave a country due to your HIV status: share this information with one of the persons mentioned below.
- If you attend the International Aids Conference in Vienna, participate in the workshop titled: "Changing your Country's Discriminatory Laws: How to Advocate for the removal of HIV-specific restrictions on entry, stay and residence" and takes place on Monday, July 19, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The roadmap is available here <http://www.eatg.org/eatg/Events/AIDS-2010-Vienna-XVIII-International-AIDS-Conference-July-18-23-2010>.
About the database:
Findings are published in English at the global database on HIV related entry and residence regulations. This database provides updated information from 200 countries, on existing regulations denying entry or residency for people living with HIV, based on relevant country legislation. Wherever possible the database provides personal stories and showcasing the mechanisms in place to enforce of HIV-related travel restrictions. The website contents an advocacy section, were materials on the impact of entry and residence restrictions can be downloaded. [www.hivrestrictions.org]
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David Haerry and Peter Wiessner European Aids Treatment Group (EATG) Place Raymond Blyckaerts, 13 B-1050 Brussels - Belgium Tel: +49 (0) 221 80 14 96 36 Fax: +49 (0) 221 80 14 96 37 www.eatg.org
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Karl Lemmen
German AIDS Federation (DAH)
Wilhelmstr. 138 - 10963 Berlin - Germany
Tel: + 49 (0) 690 087 49 Fax: + 49 (0) 690 087 42 www.aidshilfe.de
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Ana Lúcia Cardoso
Training and Communications Coordinator
European Aids Treatment Group
Place Raymond Blyckaerts 13
B-1050 Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 626 96 42
Fax.: +32 2 644 33 07
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