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Human trafficking bill passes legislature : The Indiana General Assembly unanimously passed Senate Bill 4, a bill that would strengthen Indiana's laws against human trafficking . The bill was sent to Gov. Mitch Daniels for his signature. The bill passed on its third reading with a vote of 93-0.

Uganda Kill the Gay Bill: Horrific Bill Will Promote Anti-LGBT Violence in Africa The Ugandan parliament is back discussing a controversial anti- gay rights bill it expects to pass by the end of the year, speaker Rebecca Kadaga told the Associated Press — according to The Guardian. "Ugandans are demanding it," said Kadaga about the ...

Legislature passes bill to help victims of child prostitution : A bill intended to help victims of child sex trafficking has now passed both chambers of the Oregon Legislature. House Bill 4146 would mandate that prostitution charges be expunged from a person's record if the incident occurred before the person ...

Nigerian lawmakers move ahead on anti-gay bill : Nigerian lawmakers moved a step closer Tuesday to approving a bill that would harshly crack down on gay rights, including banning same-sex marriage and public displays of affection between homosexual couples. The bill which has already been approved ... Asia | Africa | العالم العربي (AR) | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Uganda president set to sign new anti- gay bill into law  - Uganda president set to sign new anti- gay bill into law ... In South Africa , retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged Museveni not to sign the bill into law.

Bill aids human trafficking victims : SANTA FE – Victims of human trafficking would get broader protection and additional services under a bill that's on the desk of Gov. Susana Martinez, who has until Friday to sign or veto it. House Bill 304 expands the existing state law on human ...

Former Trump HIV /AIDS advisers rip Senate GOP healthcare bill - "I would say it's at least as bad as the old House one — maybe worse, depending on where it goes from here," Scott Schoettes told Buzzfeed News on Thursday. Schoettes works for Lambda Legal, a group that works for "full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV," according to the group's website. He predicts the Senate bill -- released Thursday -- will literally kill people. "It will kill people — that's not hyperbole. There will be some people who will die from this," Schoettes said to BuzzFeed. "Most conservative Republicans who want deeper cuts have already come out against the bill, which means if it's going to move anywhere it's just going to become worse instead of being improved."

Proposed Kan. bill calls for HIV positive people to be quarantined : KANSAS CITY, Kan. — In an effort to protect the public from infectious diseases, a proposed bill in Kansas has some feeling ostracized. That's because the bill allows people with HIV or AIDS to be quarantined. Right now, if a firefighter or a ... fox4kc.com

Somaliland introduces bill to outlaw rape  - Under the Somaliland, rape and other related offences bill, all forms of sexual offence would be criminalised, including rape, gang rape, sexual assault, trafficking and child marriage. And rapists who infect their victims with HIV would receive life sentences. The bill has been agreed in the lower house of ...

Wikileaks: Uganda Caved On Kill The Gays Bill Quickly : Apparently, the cables show that Uganda was quick to capitulate on the issue of the Kill The Gays bill when the US, Sweden and other nations began threatening the African nation over the bill. One of the cables reads: “Asking his note takers to leave ...

Rights activists condemn Uganda's HIV bill  - An HIV prevention bill passed by Ugandan lawmakers has caused an outrcy amongst those fighting for the rights of people living with HIV . The bill ...

Bill on child protection should champion responsibility of group - Bluntly put, the Bill rewards teenage sex and undermines the HIV /Aids ... HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade, we should worry.

As Senate Passes HIV and Aids Anti-Discrimination Bill  - We believe that the HIV and AIDS Anti-Discrimination Bill has every ... with HIV /AIDS which is the second largest in the world after South Africa with 5.6 ...

Ethiopian Lawmakers to Pass Bill Deemed Anti- Gay  - Ethiopian Lawmakers to Pass Bill Deemed Anti- Gay ... country's amnesty law, a measure that continues a trend of anti- gay legislation across Africa .

New Draft Traditional Knowledge Bill Published In South Africa ... : An alternative South African bill on the protection of traditional knowledge has been published in the official Government Gazette, and it would create a new system of intellectual property right specific to TK, according to South Africa experts.

Nigeria lawmakers pass bill banning gay marriage, setting prison sentences of ... ABUJA, Nigeria — Lawmakers in Nigeria passed a bill Thursday banning gay marriage and outlawing anyone from forming organizations supporting gay rights, setting prison terms of up to 14 years for offenders. Nigeria's House of Representatives approved ...

From jobs to renting homes, new bill gives legal shield to HIV & AIDS patients - The proposed changes to the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 bar employees or schools from forcibly making someone undergo an ...

Miss. approves religious freedom bill that would allow anti-gay discrimination  - Mississippi lawmakers have passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial ...

United States: Bipartisan Group Introduces Bill to End Ban on HIV Organ Donation : Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced a bill to allow research into organ donation among HIV -infected people, which has been banned since a 1988 law made it illegal to transplant organs from one HIV -infected person to ...

Angered Ugandan official vows to reintroduce anti-gay bill after Canadian spat Uganda's anti homosexuality bill was drafted by a Member of Parliament David Bahati during the last session of parliament in 2011. The East African country has been under pressure from Western donors who have urged it to drop the law. "If the donors ...