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In India, Stigma Of Mental Illness Hinders Treatment

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 08/10/2010 - 10:00pm

Acknowledging a mental illness and seeking treatment are taboos in India, particularly for women. Activists are seeking to raise awareness of the problem in schools and urging the government to spend more on mental health programs.

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Taboos Silence Opponents Of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:01pm

In Uganda, a bill designed to eradicate homosexuality has strong support in government and in evangelical circles.

Proponents of the bill link homosexuality to the West. But despite condemnation elsewhere, few in the country are willing to speak against it because those who do are labeled gay.

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