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New Vision (Kampala) - November 30, 2001
Kikonyogo Ngatya
He said culprits will be charged with causing grievous bodily harm. "While we are counselling and promoting voluntary HIV testing for people with the virus so that they can live positively, we are also mindful of the need for them to be responsible in containing the transmission," he said.
Causing grievous bodily harm is punishable by seven years in prison.
The debate was organised by the students body as one of the activities to raise awareness among the youth on the dangers of HIV/AIDS, ahead of World Aids Day tomorrow.
Kihumuro said the commission and legal experts had agreed that such conduct was criminal.
Some 6.1% of Ugandans have HIV/AIDS and the number of orphans has hit 1.7 million.
Some doctors recently said the intentional spread of HIV/AIDS should be criminalised.
They further suggested that HIV-positive people be labelled and forbidden to marry.
Kihumuro, however, rejected the call to label HIV-positive people, saying it was a violation of their rights.
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