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JamesNPhi writes: The removal was the result of one countries discrimination, and as an international organization, the Peace Corps must follow the rules of the country that they are in
He could have been moved to a country that does not discriminate against those that are HIV positive. I question the filing of a law suit, unless it is absolutely apparent that the Corps would not move him to a different country that accepts his medical condition.
JamesNPhi writes: The removal was the result of one countries discrimination, and as an international organization, the Peace Corps must follow the rules of the country that they are in
First off, tom_emmons, it does not state how Mr. Johnson contracted the disease as sexual intercourse is not the only way to get this disease! There are many other ways!! Secondly, I agree that if he is working in a country that does not allow visitors with HIV into their country, then he should have been moved to a more accommodating place to continue working within the Peace Corps.
The removal was the result of one countries discrimination, and as an international organization, the Peace Corps must follow the rules of the country that they are in.
He could have been moved to a country that does not discriminate against those that are HIV positive. I question the filing of a law suit, unless it is absolutely apparent that the Corps would not move him to a different country that accepts his medical condition.
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Headlines: May, 2008; Peace Corps Ukraine; Directory of Ukraine RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Ukraine RPCVs; HIV; AIDS; Early Termination; Disabilities; Law
When this story was posted in May 2008, this was on the front page of PCOL:
Peace Corps Online The Independent News Forum serving Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Dodd vows to filibuster Surveillance Act
Senator Chris Dodd vowed to filibuster the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that helped this administration violate the civil liberties of Americans. "It is time to say: No more. No more trampling on our Constitution. No more excusing those who violate the rule of law. These are fundamental, basic, eternal principles. They have been around, some of them, for as long as the Magna Carta. They are enduring. What they are not is temporary. And what we do not do in a time where our country is at risk is abandon them."
What is Wrong at the US Embassy in Bolivia?
Last summer Peace Corps Inspector General David Kotz cited the lack of cooperation from the US embassy in Bolivia in the search for missing Peace Corps Volunteer Walter Poirier III. Now a member of the US Embassy Staff in Bolivia is accused of asking Peace Corps Volunteers "to basically spy" on Cubans and Venezuelans in the country. Could US Ambassador Philip S.Goldberg please explain what is going on at the embassy that he has been running in La Paz since 2006?
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