Reference:
U.N. Doc E/CN4/2005/72 (2005)
Annotation:
This report analyzes the interconnections
between VAW and HIV/AIDS, considering
violence to be both a cause and
consequence of HIV/AIDS. Discrimination
against women, due to gender inequality,
is compounded at the intersection of
patriarchy and other sites of oppression,
which subjugate women to a continuum of
violence and make them susceptible to
HIV/AIDS. As a result, women with HIV/AIDS
are subjected to even further stigmas, and
suffer from social ostracism, withdrawal
of family care, loss of property rights,
and even further violence. The Special
Rapporteur calls upon States to recognize
and act upon the intersection of the
HIV/AIDS issue and VAW.