CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
The Libyan supreme court on Tuesday delayed until January 31 a decision on the appeal of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly deliberately infecting more than 400 children with HIV in a Benghazi hospital. Despite testimony at their original trial that the HIV infections were caused by poor sanitary conditions at the hospital and had likely occurred long before the health workers arrived there, a Libyan court last year found the workers guilty and sentenced them to death. U.S. and European Union officials have been pressuring Libya to release the prisoners, some of whom claimed they were tortured while jailed since 1999. Mohamed al-Maghribi, an attorney representing the HIV-positive children and their families, says the government requested the delay in the appeal to organize its case and provide new evidence. European Union Commissioner of External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner called the postponement of a decision in the appeal a "useful step" and said she hopes the extra time will allow the court to more closely review information that proves the infections were not caused by the health workers. (Advocate.com)
Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
Check out our NEW 24/7 streaming service: the Advocate Channel!
Download the Advocate Channel App for your mobile phone and your favorite streaming device!
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Meet all 37 of the queer women in this season's WNBA
April 17 2024 11:24 AM
Here are the 15 gayest travel destinations in the world: report
March 26 2024 9:23 AM
21+ steamy photos of Scotland’s finest gay men in Elska Glasgow
February 01 2024 10:07 PM
More Than 50 of Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Moms
May 12 2024 11:44 AM
Conjoined twins Lori Schappell and trans man George Schappell dead at 62
April 27 2024 6:13 PM
Latest Stories
Nancy Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris for president
July 22 2024 4:07 PM
Charli XCX declares Kamala Harris IS brat & our next President's campaign agrees
July 22 2024 3:08 PM
Pete Buttigieg roasts JD Vance and his gay tech bro billionaire
July 22 2024 1:42 PM
The AIDs pandemic can be ended by 2030, but governments must act: report
July 22 2024 1:01 PM
Conservatives' first attack on Kamala Harris: Pronouns and accessibility?
July 22 2024 12:45 PM
Advancing equality during Disability Pride Month
July 22 2024 11:30 AM