ABVA's Reports

ABVA is in the process of digitizing its Citizens’ Reports brought out over the years. Following reports have already been digitized and can be read here:

 

1.   WOMEN & AIDS - DENIAL AND BLAME, 1990

2. AIDS & MANAVA ADHIKARON KA SANKAT (Hindi)

 

3.  BLOOD OF THE PROFESSIONALS, 1991

(A Report on the Exploitation of Professional Blood Donors by the Blood Banking      System in India)

 

4.   LESSTHAN GAY, 1991

(A Citizens’ Report on the Status of Homosexuality in India)

 

5.   THIS SUGAR IS BITTER, 1992

(A Citizens Report on the Status of Chemical Dependents and HIV Infection in India)

 

6.   VICTIMS’ VERSION, 1993.

(A citizens’ report on violence committed primarily against the Muslims of Seelampur, Delhi on 11 Dec 1992)

 

7.  HARD TIMES FOR POSITIVE TRAVEL, 1993

(A Citizens Report on the Status of Travellers with HIV/AIDS)

 

8.  THE NEEDLE OF SUSPICION, 1996

(A Citizens’ Report on the BIV Vaccine Trials In India)

 

9.  FOR PEOPLE LIKE US, 1999

(A Report of the fact finding team which enquired into the attempted suicide of Mamata and Monalisa in Cuttack, Orissa, India in 1998)

 

10. HUM JAISE LOG (Hindi)

11. endless and sickening therapies for AIDS

    (A Citizen’s report on Anti-AIDS drugs and the threat to public health)

Press Release: ABVA releases digitized version of its Report ‘For People Like Us'

 

AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA, AIDS Anti-Discrimination Movement) is releasing digitized version of its March 1999 document titled ‘For People Like Us” – A Report of the fact finding team which enquired into the attempted suicide of Mamata and Monalisa in Cuttack, Orissa, India in 1998. In deep friendship for five years they had signed a Deed of Agreement before the Notary to remain as life partners. This is the first detailed enquiry report by a citizens group into an attempted lesbian suicide in India. Such cases continue to be reported despite the Supreme Court judgement of 2018 decriminalizing consensual adult homosexual act in private. Till date neither the Indian Parliament nor the Supreme Court of India have shown the courage to legitimize same-sex marriage.

 

The full report can be read here.

 

Shobha Aggarwal

On behalf of ABVA

Email: aidsbhedbhavvirodhiandolan@gmail.com