Patients' families were the victim of discrimination and ostracism from the local community.

Stigmatisation and ostracism continue to be major challenges.

The diplomacy of sanctions, ostracism, and brinkmanship has failed resoundingly.

Objectives not in line with these aspirations have been criticized and often shunned.

Loss and rejection are so painful that these individuals will choose to be alone rather than risk trying to connect with others.

Families that care for and support an infected individual may also be stigmatized, isolated and ostracized within the community.

The human rights dimensions of extreme poverty and exclusion were also recognized, as was the need to deal not only with human rights violations but also with their causes.

The situation of the girl child gave serious cause for concern. Girls continued to face discrimination, HIV AIDS, violence, exploitation and neglect.

From that point of view it is necessary to take universal measures and establish international structures that are adequate to the task of expressing the unanimous rejection and repudiation of terrorism and effectively combating it in all its manifestations.

The dictatorship stands accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, mostly against the country s minorities, who chafe at decades of oppression, ostracism, and military misrule.

Sixty years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognized that both freedom from want and freedom from fear are indispensable preconditions for a dignified life. The Declaration unequivocally linked destitution and exclusion with discrimination and unequal access to resources and opportunities. Its framers understood that social and cultural stigmatization precludes full participation in public life and the ability to influence policies and obtain justice.