On that Facebook page, Tamer Adel explains the social stigma of being gay in Egypt.

The GMO Stigma

The stigma receives pollen and it is on the stigma that the pollen grain germinates.

However, discriminatory treatment of older workers, particularly in relation to job recruitment, promotion and training, creates a stigma and social exclusion.

This disease (the stigma) is worse than the fever.

Address the gender dimensions of HIV AIDS, discrimination and stigma

Minorities suffer stigma, discrimination, and violence in developed and developing countries.

This removes the stigma of charity, and it is empowering for victims.

The subsequent stigma often is a heavier burden than the assault itself.

The negative stigma attached to IMF financing is a thing of the past.

Gossip has harsher consequences for women who generally rely more heavily than men on social networks. Stigma may cause families to conceal an HIV positive diagnosis, causing considerable stress and depression within the family.

And I'm going to talk about HIV today, about the deaths, about the stigma.

But the stigma of socialism was stronger than the instinct to make a profit.

Despite increased efforts made recently, not only on the legislative level, but also on the social and institutional levels, incidents of domestic violence are still high and under reported to the authorities, due to fear of retribution, further violence, and social stigma. Sadly, these statistics are not on the decline.

He never told anyone that he had AIDS, his fear of the stigma was so strong.

Stigma and discrimination against HIV positive women subjected them to further violations of their human rights.

This figure is all the more shocking when set against the reality that many survivors of sexual and gender based violence do not seek treatment, owing both to the social stigma attached to rape and fear of negative repercussions.

Cases of sexual violence may go unreported owing to the taboo and stigma attached to being impure .

When detainees are released, they carry a heavy stigma, and harsh experiences in jail hardly contribute to rehabilitation.

In this manner, the US may well be exporting the mental illness stigma to the rest of the world.

Rape brings stigma, shame, and reluctance on the part of victims to speak out about what happened to them.

Older women caring for orphans and sick children may be isolated socially because of AIDS related stigma and discrimination.

They felt no stigma attached to their status as ex combatants. Some locals expressed intimidation by the ex combatants.

As for fascism, its political heirs in countries like Italy and France must contend with the stigma of the past.

Throughout the world, stigma suffered by people living with HIV AIDS results in discrimination and other violations of human rights.

As a result, they dropped out of school, faced stigma and discrimination and were at risk of exploitation and abuse.

Indeed, information is so limited and the stigma so strong that ordinary people and sometimes medical personnel often ostracize AIDS patients.

Alongside these advances, policymakers, human rights advocates, and people living with HIV AIDS have fought hard to reduce stigma and discrimination.

Front Page Africa Online recorded his testimony and his family members who also felt the stigma of rejection from their community

In China, UNICEF supported the Government in mounting a communication campaign in all villages, aimed especially at reducing stigma and discrimination.

Alas, the Greek Treuhand remains an abomination, and it should be a stigma on Europe s conscience. Worse, it is a wasted opportunity.

And in a way because of the stigma, by wearing this t shirt I say, Yes, we can talk about this issue.

In many parts of the world, there is a strong stigma associated with going to the International Monetary Fund, for obvious reasons.

Others hesitate, either because they worry about not qualifying or because they remain concerned about the stigma of association with the Fund.

Equally harmful are the government s sensitivity to its own policy failures and the stigma attached to a disease that is often sexually transmitted.

Rather, American legislators and media outlets must use their international influence to reduce the stigma experienced by people suffering from mental illnesses worldwide.

I m just trying to figure out the best way in order to demolish this stigma that all Muslim people are terrorists, he says.

Western leaders dithering, and the callous, cynical, and cavalier support of Russia and China for Assad, is a stigma that they will bear forever.

Silence has Allowed HIV AIDS Related Stigma and Discrimination to Flourish, in Letters to the Editor, Vanuatu Daily Post, 21 08 04, p. 7.

Moreover, an IMF stigma remains among those countries in the region that were discontented with the Fund s role during the 1997 1998 Asian financial crisis.

Given the IMF stigma in Asia, a co financing facility that provides precautionary credit lines without policy conditionality to qualified member countries would be useful.

Patients, too, may fail to seek treatment, because mental illness still carries a stigma that can make it harder to acknowledge than a physical illness.

Alleviating the stigma that haunts AIDS patients to help them adapt and to give them their given rights to proper health care, treatment, and support.

In Georgia people with disabilities, which in Georgian literally translates as people with limited abilities, face a daily uphill battle against stigma and negative attitudes.

The AIDS epidemic is spreading as a result of underlying causes, including the disempowerment of women and stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV.