(Call for action !) HIghly objectionable public notice about an allegedly HIV infected person !

[Guest guest]

 

[Editors note: We are outraged by the objectionable advertisement on Midday.

Today, Mid day news paper from Mumbai carried an objectionable advertisement- A

public notice alleging that a person called Mr. Afsar Shaik is HIV positive and

the public should be beware. This advertisement with the photo of Mr. Afar  is a

violation of Mr. Afsar's privacy and confidentiality.

The Mid day editor and the person placed this advertisement must be punished to

the maximum extent permissible under the relevant laws. 

NACO and Mumbai AIDS Control Society must act immediately. Readers of AIDS INDIA

are requested to write to mid day articulating your objection]

Dear All,

 

A highly objectionable public notice about an HIV infected person has appeared

in today's MIDDAY on page 5.

 

http://www.mid-day.com/epaper/index.htm (also attached to this mail)

A 'responsible' newspaper of Mumbai,  Midday has acted in utterly bad taste

and has evinced unsound judgement, the moment it was decided by themto print

(WITH PHOTOGRAPH !!!) such a public notice .

We all  feel very strongly about the issue and as an enlightened citizen/as an

HIV programme implementers struggling to fight the second epidemic of stigma and

discrimination, we must voice our concern to the newpaper by sending a feedback

at

http://www.mid-day.com//contact.htm

There has to be ZERO TOLERANCE to any such (even if inadvertent) acts.

 

In camaraderie,

 

Dr.Rajesh Gopal.

e-mail: <dr_rajeshg@...>

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