News Posts
An Ugly Truth in the War on Drugs
10/03/2013
By Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Ruth Dreifuss This week, representatives from many nations will gather at the annual meeting of the
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Helen Clark: UN must not backtrack on women’s reproductive rights
07/03/2013
Helen Clark: UN must not backtrack on women’s reproductive rights Published on Thursday, 07 March 2013 02:04 Head of UN
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UNAIDS and UNDP back proposal to allow least-developed countries to maintain and scale up access to essential medicines
26/02/2013
Press release Failure to extend the transition period for least-developed countries to become fully compliant with the TRIPS Agreement could
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JVR Prasada Rao: Separating consent from exploitation
24/02/2013
JVR Prasada Rao: Separating consent from exploitation Published on Sunday, 24 February 2013 08:56 JVR Prasada Rao February 24, 2013
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Introduce Bill to Expand Comprehensive Sex Education
14/02/2013
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of
Read more.Congresswoman Barbara Lee Commends President’s Advisory Council on AIDS (PACHA) Resolution on Ending Federal and State HIV-Specific Criminal Laws, Prosecutions,
08/02/2013
Washington, D.C.—In response to the announcement that the President’s Advisory Council on AIDS (PACHA) Resolution on Ending Federal and State
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UN Commission on the Status of Women Accepts Statement on HIV Criminalization and Women
31/01/2013
The 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women accepted for publication a Statement calling for the
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Statement supporting the Government of Indonesia’s move to increase access to treatment
15/11/2012
2 November 2012 - News reports have confirmed that the Government of Indonesia, with the signing of a Decree by President
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In the balance – HIV and the law
12/11/2012
In the balance – HIV and the law Published on Monday, 12 November 2012 06:20 By Dr. Shereen El Feki
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New UN report takes a stark look at links between sex work, HIV and the law in Asia and the
18/10/2012
18 October 2012, Bangkok - Nearly all countries of Asia and the Pacific criminalize some aspects of sex work. Criminalization increases
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Video: CCTV interview with JVR Prasada Rao
26/08/2012
26 July 2012 - Commissioner JVR Prasada Rao spoke with James Chau on CCTV News during the International AIDS Conference
Read more.A Legal Remedy?
25/07/2012
How good laws help, and bad laws hamper, the global response to HIV. 24 July 2012 - I was sitting
Read more.Bad Laws Hamper Global AIDS Fight
24/07/2012
11 July 2012 - Laws should make things better. Sadly, as we stand at the precipice of finally ending AIDS,
Read more.XIX IAC 2012, Symposia Session – The Global Commission on HIV and the Law: A Movement for HIV Law Reform
24/07/2012
24 July 2012 - Thirty years since the discovery of HIV, we know more than ever about the approaches, tools
Read more.Press Release: HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights and Health
09/07/2012
NEW YORK, 9 July 2012 - Punitive laws and human rights abuses are costing lives, wasting money and stifling the
Read more.Media Advisory: High-level commission to unveil report on how bad laws are stifling the global AIDS response & how good
06/07/2012
Media Advisory: High-level commission to unveil report on how bad laws are stifling the global AIDS response & how good
Read more.TEDTalk by Shereen El-Feki, vice-chair of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law
15/06/2012
May 2012 - There is an epidemic of HIV, and with it an epidemic of bad laws -- laws that
Read more.Launch of Regional Dialogue Resources!
15/06/2012
Launch of Regional Dialogue Resources! Published on Friday, 15 June 2012 05:19 On International Human Rights Day, Mr. Fernando Henrique
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