South Africa: book publisher ordered to pay damages for disclosing women's HIV status.
The High Court of South Africa found that a book publisher had violated the constitutional rights of three HIV-positive women by publishing their names and HIV-positive status. In their claim, the women named as defendants the book's author, a prominent journalist, the book's subject, politician Patricia de Lille, and the publisher, New Africa Book Publishers.
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D030881:Disclosure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D011643:Publishing; D013019:South Africa