{"id":3965,"date":"2020-11-26T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/react-aph.org\/?p=3965"},"modified":"2021-11-26T09:58:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T06:58:58","slug":"first-react-successful-hiv-discrimination-court-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/react-aph.org\/en\/first-react-successful-hiv-discrimination-court-case\/","title":{"rendered":"First REAct Successful HIV Discrimination Court Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The REACT system in the Republic of Moldova was launched in December 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first half of 2020, 115 appeals<\/strong><\/a> from representatives of key groups and people living with HIV were documented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first registered cases was about discrimination against an HIV-positive person in employment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arthur*
December 2019
\u201cA 30-year-old man was hired as a loader at Bomba in November 2019. A month later, the man was dismissed from his post due to the fact that he has a positive HIV status, as well as due to the fact that he has a criminal record, which is associated with multiple discrimination. All the difficulties in the workplace arose for the beneficiary, as he was forced to disclose his HIV status to his immediate supervisor. Even from the day when he was forced to reveal his status, he could no longer work, as being obliged to submit several health certificates, although he had held this position for more than a month. In addition, the recordings of conversations with company representatives clearly indicate that the reason for the firing is HIV-positive status since the working group does not accept an HIV-positive person.”

*Name has been changed<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The client was immediately referred to a project lawyer from the Positive Initiative organization. An application was drawn up to the Council for the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality. The Council ascertained the fact of discrimination against this person on the basis of social status (former prisoner) and HIV status (HIV-positive) and made a corresponding decision. Further, the lawyer O.A. \u201cPositive Initiative\u201d went to court and defended the interests of the applicant in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, on November 23, 2020, in the building of the capital’s court in the Center sector, a decision was announced in the case of discrimination by the Bomba company. Judge Lupashku Natalya partially granted the motion filed by M.A., the discriminated and dismissed person from this company, and ruled to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n