Bylaw proposed to microchip Papuans with HIV/AIDs

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Updated November 25, 2008 12:43:32

A local doctor and legislator in the Indonesian province of Papua has sparked outrage by announcing that he expects to pass a by-law to make it legal to "microchip" Papuans with HIV/AIDS.

Presenter: Geoff Thompson
Speaker: Dr Nafsiah Mboi the Secretary of Indonesia's National AIDS Commission; Geoff Thompson reporting

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