Section 6: Acts amounting to discrimination

It is an offence to discriminate against any person on the basis of their real or perceived HlV status by-
(a)
denying or removing from such person any treatment, medication or any supporting and enabling facility for their functioning in the society ;
(b)
refusal to accept and offer treatment by a qualified medical personnel except in such cases when the special care or facilities specifically required for treatment of HIV or AIDS does not exist in that health facility ;
(c)
failure to remove, eliminate or ameliorate any obstacle that unfairly limits or restricts such a person from enjoying equal opportunities or failing to take steps to reasonably accommodate the needs of such a person ;
(d)
refusal to admit into school or not allowing them to continue in an educational institution ;
(e)
denial of access to and use of religious or worship areas and services ;
(f)
denial of access to and use of communal places, residential spaces and other social facilities ;
(g)
depriving such persons of the right to an elected or appointed public or private office or admission to a public or private function ;
(h)
denial of access to credit, loans and insurance services so long as the person has disclosed, where required, in utmost good faith, his or her status to the insurance company or financial institution ;
(i)
denial of access to any other places of human endeavour ;
(j)
prohibiting such persons from marrying anyone oftheir choice provided the latter's informed consent is obtained in a right frame of mind and he or she is informed about his or her partner's HIV status :
Provided that the status, nature or conduct ofthe person so concerned is not such as may expose other persons to the danger of contracting the virus.