Mthembu Promise
HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev. 2004 Dec;9(3):72-4.
Many women living with HIV/AIDS continue to be treated as second-class citizens. In this presentation prepared for "Acting on rights: women, HIV/AIDS and the Barcelona Bill of Rights," a satellite meeting held on 11 July 2004, Promise Mthembu poignantly describes the stigma, discrimination, and abuse that she has faced as a young HIV-positive woman in Africa. The presentation discusses the issues of violence, disclosure, power imbalances in relationships, reproductive rights, safer sex, and access to health care. The presentation concludes with a series of specific recommendations for helping women living with HIV/AIDS realize their rights. Because Ms Mthembu was unable to attend the meeting in person, her presentation was read by Kanjoo Mbaindjikua, who told the delegates at the meeting that she shares many of Ms Mthembu's circumstances and experiences.
许多感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的女性仍然被当作二等公民对待。在为2004年7月11日举行的一场卫星会议“落实权利：妇女、艾滋病毒/艾滋病与《巴塞罗那权利法案》”准备的这份陈述中，普洛米斯·姆滕布痛切地描述了她作为一名非洲年轻的艾滋病毒呈阳性女性所面临的耻辱、歧视和虐待。该陈述讨论了暴力、信息披露、关系中的权力失衡、生殖权利、安全性行为以及获得医疗保健等问题。陈述最后提出了一系列具体建议，以帮助感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的女性实现她们的权利。由于姆滕布女士无法亲自出席会议，她的陈述由坎乔·姆班迪库阿宣读，姆班迪库阿在会上告诉与会代表，她与姆滕布女士有许多相同的境遇和经历。
