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Study: In Tajikistan, women living with HIV are exposed to domestic violence
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In Tajikistan, the majority of women with HIV are exposed to domestic violence and discrimination in society, the public organization "Tajik Network of Women Living with HIV" said, citing a recent study.
As part of this study, 400 HIV-infected women from four regions of Tajikistan were interviewed. Many of them admitted that they are being mistreated not only in the family, but even in medical institutions.
Dilor (name changed for ethical reasons) is 27 years old, she is a resident of the city of Kulyab. A young woman got married four years ago and contracted HIV from a migrant husband. Life at her husband's parents' house, she said, turned into a living hell after it became known about her illness. "After another beating by my husband, I was taken to my father's house. But there I was greatly disappointed: my brother immediately declared that he refused to sit with me at the same table. My mother also turned out to be unfriendly, grumbling that she regretted my birth, since I allegedly
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Reality or myth: how Tajikistan intends to create 100,000 jobs annually
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This year, Tajikistan adopted a concept for the development of productive employment for the period up to 2040. According to the document, it is planned to create 100 thousand new jobs annually.
But experts believe that in today's conditions it is impossible to employ such a number of people in the country.
Why – in the material CABAR.asia
Migration to Russia is only growing
Russia is the main direction of labor migration from Tajikistan. Despite the current Western sanctions due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the number of Tajik migrants who left for Russia has doubled.
Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment Shirin Amonzoda said at a press conference on July 26 that more than 322 thousand people went into labor migration in the first six months of 2022. This is twice as much as in the same period last year. During the same period, 412 Tajiks received Russian citizenship and left the country with their families.
Currently, 90% of Tajik migrants go to work in Russia.
Almost half of them – 710 thousand - will be involved in the work with the assistance of labor and employment agencies.
More than 355 thousand people will be employed in enterprises and organizations. 294 thousand people will be employed at the expense of vacant jobs, 4 at the expense of quota jobs
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At the end of last year, at a job fair in Dushanbe organized by the Ministry of Labor, JSC Rogun HPP presented 2,677 new jobs to applicants. In addition, the recruitment was announced by such enterprises as JSC Tajikhydroelectromontazh, CJSC Tunnel Saddi Orieno, JSC Experimental Mechanical Plant with a salary from 2 to 4 thousand somoni.
It is not uncommon for employers to look for programmers, cooks, financiers, builders and other professionals with decent salaries.
But for some reason, no one is in a hurry to get a job there: Rogun, for example, has not found any workers. According to experts, the reason is that most Tajik youth do not have the appropriate qualifications.
In Tajikistan, the discrepancy between the skill level of personnel and the requirements of the modern market is a widespread problem.
Despite the fact that in the republic, along with hundreds of secondary specialized educational institutions in the vocational training system of the Ministry of Labor, there are 5 centers, 41 branches, 29 representative offices, including the "Training Center"
Decriminalization of HIV through empowerment of young women discussed in Khujand
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Decriminalization of HIV by empowering young women living with HIV in Tajikistan was discussed during the round table.
According to official data, 13070 cases of HIV infection (8,342 men and 4,728 women) were registered in Tajikistan from 1991 to December 2020. The main ways of HIV transmission in the Republic of Tatarstan: 60% sexually, 29.4% by injection, 6.7% uncertain, 3.9% from mother to child%
This was stated by Tahmina Haidarova, director of the republican NGO "Tajik Network of Women Living with HIV" during a round table held in Khujand.
The event was organized within the framework of the project "Decriminalization of HIV by empowering young women and girls living with HIV in the Republic of Tajikistan", which is supported by the American Embassy in Tajikistan.
The objectives of the project are to inform law enforcement officials and decision makers about human rights, stigma, discrimination, and HIV-related violence, and international standards in the field of protection
Tadjikistan: People living with HIV complain about stigma and discrimination
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The story of Nigina
Six years ago, during pregnancy, Nigina (name changed) was diagnosed with HIV. Since then, she has constantly faced various difficulties and discrimination.
She believes that she was infected by her husband, who was in labor migration in Russia, although he denies this, accusing her of treason.
"My husband has been a migrant worker for many years. When he came to Tajikistan for the last time, I became pregnant with my second child. During the examination, I was diagnosed with HIV. The doctors said that my husband should also be examined, but he did not agree, accusing me of cheating, and saying that I infected him. I tried to explain to him that I had done nothing wrong and that I did not know how I had infected
According to the Republican Center for Combating the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 732 new cases of HIV infection were registered in the country in the first nine months of 2021.
In total, according to the data presented in the National HIV Response Program/AIDS for 2021-2025, the total number of officially registered HIV cases in Tajikistan for 2020 was 11,986 people, of whom 7,698 (64.1%) were men and 4,288 (35.8%) were women.
Tahmina Khaidarova, head of the Tajik Network of Women Living with HIV NGO, believes that despite globalization and a huge amount of information, Tajik society still lives by old stereotypes and stigmatizes people living with HIV.
"Old stereotypes of stigma and discrimination, such as "HIV is the plague of the 21st century" (although HIV is a manageable disease and does not pose a threat to society), "HIV is a disease of promiscuous people" (sex workers)
"Article 17 of the Constitution and other legislative acts guarantees the equality of all people before the law and the exercise of their rights without discrimination on a number of grounds. The UN Human Rights Committee draws attention with concern to the fact that the existing legal framework does not provide comprehensive protection against discrimination on all grounds prohibited under the Covenant," Alexandrova notes.
There is a general criminal liability for violation of the right to work in Article 153 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tatarstan "Violation of labor legislation," she reports.
"Knowingly unlawful dismissal of a person from work, failure to comply with a court decision on reinstatement to a previous job, as well as other intentional substance
Breaking the vicious cycle of HIV-related stigma in Tajikistan
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Tahmina Khaidarova got married in accordance with the cultural traditions of her family — her parents chose her cousin as her husband. She rarely saw her husband, who worked in another country and returned home to Tajikistan for short visits once a year. When her little daughter became seriously ill and died, she hoped to get pregnant again to ease the pain of loss. During a medical examination, she was diagnosed with HIV infection. Her husband died soon after due to AIDS. Today, Ms. Khaidarova is the Director of the Network of Women Living with HIV in Tajikistan (TNW Plus), which trains women on HIV-related issues, fights for their rights and tries to break the vicious circle of stigma against women living with HIV. She overcame self-stigma and became a leader in the fight for the rights of women living with HIV in Tajikistan.
Ms. Khaidarova explains that women, even knowing about the risk of HIV infection from their migrant husbands, often cannot talk to them about using a condom. "I understand how serious the problem is, but I can't ask my husband to use a condom, he won't understand," one woman told Ms. Khaidarova. Women living with HIV in Tajikistan tell their stories of discrimination. About how they can be expelled from their home by their in-laws, and they may be prohibited from seeking medical services, including antiretroviral therapy and treatment for tuberculosis. They are also often subjected to domestic violence by their husband, who may kick them out of the house with their children. In the event of the death of their husband, they may be subjected to violence and ill-treatment by his family, especially in rural areas. When women living with HIV seek help, they may face a new problem - stigma and discrimination from health workers. Go women
"I told my story to help women who are facing the same problems today. I firmly believe that together we can break the vicious cycle of stigma against women living with HIV in Tajikistan. We have to cope with our own fear in order to fight stigma and discrimination in society," Khaidarova said.
Read more: https://www.unaids.org/ru/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/march/20200303_tajikistan
Tahmina Haidarova: Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV in Tajikistan must be stopped
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On December 10, 2023, the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated. The Declaration was written and adopted by representatives of all regions of the world, its main postulate is that human rights are universal, indivisible and are the foundation of peace and development.
Asia Plus has prepared a series of articles dedicated to this significant date.
The first case of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was officially detected in Tajikistan 32 years ago.
What changes have occurred since then and how people with HIV infection live in Tajikistan, how to change the negative attitude of society towards them, says the head of the Network of Women Living with HIV in Tajikistan, Tahmina Khaidarova.
- Tahmina, tell us, what is the current situation with HIV infection in Tajikistan? What is the latest data?
- The situation with HIV infection in Tajikistan is still serious. According to the latest data, at the end of March 2023, 15333 HIV cases were registered - 9764 men and 5569 women. However, experts are confident that the real number of people living with HIV may be even higher, since not everyone is tested for HIV.