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“The Riddle”: What exists in every corner of the world but remains illegal in more than 70 countries?
17-05-2013
"The Riddle", a video produced by the UN Human Rights Office, asks the question, "What exists in every corner of
UNAIDS Press Statement: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
17-05-2013
Message from UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé GENEVA, 17 May 2013—More than 30 years ago, gay men lit the first
Experts and Young People Call for Increased Respect for the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People...
17-05-2013
Press Release Quezon City, 17 May 2013 – Experts and youth from East and Southeast Asia called on the government
Helen Clark: Statement for International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
17-05-2013
Helen Clark: Statement for International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 08:35 Creating a safe
Reps. Lee and Ros-Lehtinen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Discriminatory HIV/AIDS Laws
07-05-2013
May 7, 2013 Contacts: Carrie Adams (Lee) – (202) 225-2661; Alex Cruz (Ros-Lehtinen) – (202) 225-3931 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (
Congresswoman Lee Issues Statement on Supreme Court Case USAID v. AOSI
22-04-2013
April 22, 2013 Contact: Carrie Adams (202) 225-2661 Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee issued the following statement as the Supreme
UNDP scales up focus on human rights and coordination in AIDS, TB and Malaria responses
07-04-2013
New York — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recently launched a New Funding Model aimed at increasing strategic investments, achieving greater
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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