Dion, begitu ia meminta dirinya disebut, tak pernah menyangka jika human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) yang ada dalam tubuhnya bisa membuatnya kehilangan pekerjaan. Bukan lantaran produktivitasnya menurun karena sakit. Ia justru diberhentikan ketika grafik kinerjanya meningkat.
“Why would I get tested for HIV? Then they’d know I use drugs.” This reluctance is a common challenge Rumah Cemara faces in HIV outreach to people who use drugs in Indonesia. It is also understandable given the country’s long history of criminalising this population. In recent years, the number of people imprisoned for drug use has spiked almost two-thirds.