Caribbean sex workers coalition calls for an end to discrimination against sex workers; urges transgender recognition Published on Monday, 02 September 2013 13:48 The Caribbean Sex Workers Coalition (CSWC), a regional collective of sex worker-led civil society organisations and sex worker…
IDPC Briefing Paper – HIV prevention among people who use drugs in East Africa Published on Thursday, 29 August 2013 11:38 There is a well-developed drug market across Sub-Saharan Africa which, as in other parts of the world, is associated…
Historic Ruling Confirms LGBTI Rights as Internationally Recognized August 14, 2013, Springfield, MA – Today, in a first-of-its kind case brought by a Ugandan LGBTI advocacy organization against a prominent U.S. anti-gay extremist, a federal judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against humanity and that the fundamental human rights of LGBTI people are protected under international law
Eric Ohena Lembembe, Executive Director of the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS (CAMFAIDS), was found dead at his home on 15 July 2013, his body showing signs of torture. His was a powerful voice for those at the margins in Cameroon, notably lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people—but his violent death was hardly unique. Seventy-eight countries criminalize consensual same-sex acts between adults. In at least five countries, same-sex acts can incur the death penalty. Even where being LGBTI is not a crime, LGBTI people commonly face violence, the threat of violence, discrimination, exclusion, and harassment, often with tacit or explicit support from authorities and with grave consequences for public health.
The United States is closer than ever before in ensuring that their HIV-specific laws are reviewed and amended in order to be consistent with current medical and scientific knowledge.