HIV/AIDS infections are transmitted mainly through behaviour which is private, secret and often hidden. As such, the infection or even the suspicion of infection leads to stigma and discrimination. Discrimination practices have targeted persons that are subsumed under "high-risk" groups (like prostitutes, drug-users and homosexuals). These persons are categorised according to the presumed risk that they are identified with. Such categorisation not only challenges the rights of the individuals but the categorised persons are also victimised under the guise of preventing HIV/AIDS. This...