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Anger over Cambodia's HIV 'pariah' village - 31 July 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Aug 4 09
Witnessed: 1152 times
Regions: Cambodia
Issues: Discrimination, Health, HIV-AIDS
Tags: corporations and human rights, housing, internally displaced persons
Human rights organisations are accusing Cambodia's government of discriminating against a group of families infected with HIV/Aids forced to move to a newly constructed "Aids village" outside of the capital, Phnom Penh.
Health organisations say the government has essentially created a pariah community.
Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports.
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