Zambia

ZAMBIA AIDS Law Research and Advocacy Network (ZARAN) has called on the legal fraternity in Zambia to use their legal skills to defend the poor who have been adversely infected with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. ZARAN board chairperson Eddie Mwitwa said the human rights of most Zambians, especially those living with…

Today, the Livingstone High Court held that the Zambian Air Force’s decision to mandatorily subject Stanley Kingaipe and Charles Chookole to an HIV test violated their rights to privacy and to be free from inhuman and degrading treatment under the Zambian Constitution. The Court further awarded them damages for the…

By BBC News Two ex-officers in Zambia’s air force have been awarded damages following claims they were tested and treated for HIV without their knowledge.    The men had claimed they were fired for being HIV-positive, but the court decided not to reinstate them. Mandatory HIV screening is not legal…

Check out the Washington Post’s coverage of our case involving the discrimination of two former employees of the Zambian Air Force.  The article does a good job of covering the main issues in the case.  The case is expected to go to trial 6 October. This entry was posted in…

On Wednesday, 20 May, the Livingstone High Court will hear a ground-breaking case determining whether mandatory testing for HIV and discrimination solely on the basis of HIV status is constitutional in Zambia. The case, Kingaipe and Another v Attorney-General, involves two former Zambian Air Force (ZAF) employees, Stainley Kingaipe and Charles…