George Mwanza and Melvin Beene accuse officials of violating human rights, claiming they were deprived of food and drugs A view of Lusaka's central prison, where inmates with HIV allege that officials are violating their human rights. Photograph: Mackson Wasamunu/AFP/Getty Images Two HIV-positive men are taking on the Zambian government in a legal test case that could force a major overhaul of the country's jails. George Mwanza accused officials of violating his human rights, and those of other inmates with HIV, by failing to provide adequate care in prison. "I have been prevented from accessing the antiretroviral [ARV] drugs and therapy from the clinic," Mwanza told a court on Monday,...
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