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UN: HIV Infections Growing In Russia, Ukrainehttp://www.rferl.org/content/aids_russia_ukraine_iran/24407694.html In information released to mark the annual World AIDS Day, the United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) says Eastern Europe and Central Asia continue to show "dramatic growth" in the number of HIV infections. WHO says new infections in the region have increased by 250 percent from 2001 to 2010. And it said some 90 percent of the infections in the region occur in just two countries: Russia and Ukraine. The UNAIDS organization, designed to bring UN agencies together to fight HIV transmission, said injecting drug use remains the leading cause of HIV infection in Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- although "considerable" transmission also occurs among the sexual partners of people who inject drugs. The UNAIDS reports said that after slowing in the early 2000s, HIV incidence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been accelerating again since 2008. It adds that unlike most other regions, AIDS-related deaths continue to rise in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The report has praise for Iran, saying HIV prevalence has "declined steadily" in the country since peaking in 2005 -- in part due to efforts by authorities to address health problems among injecting drug users. The report says there is a network of more than 600 clinics that address drug injection, HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Iran, and that authorities have implemented programs to provide clean needles and opioid substitutes to injecting users. The report says an estimated 15 percent of people who inject drugs in Iran are living with HIV. Worldwide, the UN says the number of new HIV infections fell to 2.7 million in 2010, down from 3.1 million in 2001. The UN says HIV/ AIDS have killed more than 25 million people over the past three decades. It says approximately 34 million people were living with HIV in 2010. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), at its most advanced stage of infection, becomes AIDS, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. 01 December 2011, 10:01 Russian Constitutional Court assesses bill on homosexual propagandahttp://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=8912 St. Petersburg, December 1, Interfax - A bill imposing an administrative penalty for propaganda promoting homosexuality and pedophilia among minors has been evaluated by the Russian Constitutional Court, said St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly member Vitaly Milonov, who authored the bill. "This bill underwent a verification procedure at the Constitutional Court, which gave a clear definition to the term 'homosexual propaganda," Milonov told a press conference in St. Petersburg. The bill does not discriminate in any way against homosexuals, Milonov said. For his part, St. Petersburg Speaker Vadim Tyulpanov said he was surprised by the negative U.S. reaction to the bill. "The U.S. Department of State has nothing else to do but mind our bill," he told a press conference that focused on the results of the fourth term of the legislature. Thanks to the debate surrounding this document, the St. Petersburg parliament has become famous across the world, he said. "While the bill was debated, I started receiving e-mails from city residents supporting the bill. Over 90% of St. Petersburg citizens support the bill," Tyulpanov said. On November 16, the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly approved on first reading a bill imposing administrative liability for homosexual and pedophile propaganda among minors. In presenting the bill, author Vitaly Milonov said the bill must be passed to protect children from destructive information. Under the bill, homosexual propaganda will entail a fine of 1,000-3,000 rubles for individuals, 3,000-5,000 rubles for officials and 10,000-50,000 rubles for companies. President of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko voiced support for the bill. For her part, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that Washington is concerned by the proposal to pass this bill as it seriously restricts the freedom of self-expression and the freedom of assembly for sexual minorities. The U.S. administration believes that the rights of homosexuals are an integral part of human rights. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Nuland's statement is inappropriate and represents an act of interference in Russia's legislative process. "We are perplexed by the American side's attempts to interfere in the legislative process in Russia, especially publicly. We view the attempt as inappropriate and inconsistent with the practice of interstate relations," Dolgov said, answering a question from Interfax. December 01, 2011 12:19
"Most of the incidents happened in Moscow and its suburbs, St. Petersburg and the Kaluga region in 2011," the center said. Eighteen people died at the hands of xenophobes and 122 were injured, Sova said. Most of the victims were natives of the Caucasus and Central Asia, representatives of youth sub-cultures and sexual minorities, it said. Earlier, Sova posted a report, which said that the number of xenophobic attacks in Moscow had been declining. It said the police neutralized the largest and most aggressive ultra-right groups in the Moscow region in 2008 and 2009. Courts pronounced the Movement against Illegal Migration and the Slavic Union extremist. After the ban, the nationalist organizations merged into the Russkiye movement. te jv RT News line, December 1 Almost 700 international observers to monitor State Duma electionhttp://rt.com/news/line/2011-12-01/#id22843 Russian Central Elections Commission will accredit 697 international observers at the parliamentary elections due on December 4. There will be more than 500,000 Russian observers at the poll, CEC chairman, Vladimir Churov told reporters on Thursday. Churov himself will cast his vote at the Leo Toltsoy polling station in Yasnaya Polyana with an absentee voter certificate, Interfax reports. Voters will choose among seven registered parties in line with a proportional system. 01:31 01/12/2011ALL NEWS
http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/285891.html MOSCOW, December 1 (Itar-Tass) —— A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe /PACE/ is arriving on Thursday in Russia to monitor the elections to the State Duma. The head of the mission of the observers is Tini Koks /the Netherlands/. PACE deputies visited Moscow on November 8-11, and results of the visit aroused some questions from Russia’s Central Elections Commission /CEC/. CEC’s Head Vladimir Churov filed applications to the Prosecutor General’s Office and to the Foreign Ministry as he had seen in the mission’s actions “signs of violation of Russia’s legislation.” However, he did not give any details. Experts supposed that the applications may have been caused by the speech of the delegation’s head Tini Koks, where he commented to reporters the election campaign, and in particular the agitation. PACE, in its turn, said that the mission had acted and would act in strict compliance with international norms and existing practice in that sphere. The meeting of the parliamentarians and Churov did not happen then. This time, it is on the agenda, PACE’s press service reports. Besides, the delegation plans to have meetings with leaders of the seven political parties participating in the elections to the State Duma, and with representatives of some nongovernmental organisations. Other international organisations are also ready for monitoring of the elections. The CIS mission has started its work. 40 observers representing OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights /ODIHR/ have been working in Russia since late October, and on December 4, their 160 colleagues will join them. The delegation will be working in Russia’s 30 regions. On December 5, representatives of PACE and OSCE will participate in a news conference. According to Churov, CEC has accredited 649 international observers, who represent missions of OSCE, PACE, CIS, SOC, and others.
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