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San Francisco Chronicle; Wednesday, August 14, 1991
The protesters, many of them dressed in traditional Indian clothing, cited instances of HIV-positive people being held in shackles, denied medical care and persecuted in other ways. They also said they fear that lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would give the government sweeping powers to forcibly test and detain individuals suspected of carrying the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS.
Consulate officials said civil rights violations against HIV-infected individuals in India are isolated instances and that any law enacted by Parliament can be challenged in court.
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