 
April 21, 2008
South Korean Court Stops Deportation of HIV-Positive Man
A South Korean court has blocked plans by immigration officials to deport a man because he is HIV positive, Agence France-Presse/The China Post reports (chinapost.com, 4/19).
The 32-year-old Chinese national, who is ethnically Korean, was invited to Korea by his mother last year. After attempting to apply for permanent residency in Korea, the man was ordered to leave after testing positive for HIV.
The Seoul administrative court that blocked the deportation said that forcing the man to leave Korea would deter others from getting tested for HIV, the AFP reports.
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John, , 2008-04-22 14:32:03
At last some judicial sanity and a response based on the public heath "big picture". I hope this decision gets reported widely, especially in Asia, and makes governments think more clearly about the human rights of people with HIV and about the public health realities.
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