Botswana High Court Orders Government To Provide HIV Treatment To Foreign Prisoners

Agence France-Presse: Botswana told to pay for foreign prisoners’ HIV treatment
“Botswana’s High Court on Friday ordered the government to provide treatment to HIV-positive foreign prisoners at the state’s expense. Justice Bengbame Sechele ruled that the denial of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to foreign inmates violated their rights…” (8/22).

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