Ukraine: dismissal on the basis of HIV status ruled unconstitutional.
On 18 October 2004 the Novosanzhary District Court in Poltava oblast ruled in favour of Olexiy Voloshyn, who had been harassed and fired by his employer on the basis of his HIV status. The court held that Voloshyn's constitutional rights to equality in choice of profession and labour activity, and respect for human honour and dignity, had been violated by Viktoriya Dev'yatko, editor-in-chief of the Novosanzhary district newspaper.
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D014455:Ukraine