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Philadelphia Freedom: HIV and Incarceration
08-01-2015
In 2009, I had the privilege of speaking at the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility on Staten Island, New York, at
Nigeria: Understanding the Law Protecting Persons Living With HIV, Aids
06-01-2015
IT is ignorance that fuels stigmatization of People Living With HIV, Aids (PLWHA), exposing them to ridicule, disgrace, verbal, physical
New Law to Combat Discrimination Against Venezuelans with HIV/AIDS
06-01-2015
New Law to Combat Discrimination Against Venezuelans with HIV/AIDS Published on Tuesday, 06 January 2015 14:44 Santa Elena de Uairen,
Palau comes latest country to decriminalise homosexuality
15-12-2014
THE island country of Palau located in the western Pacific Ocean has become the latest to decriminalise male homosexuality. There
Africa Focus: Ghana seeks law to protect HIV persons
13-12-2014
Ghana is instituting a law to address HIV and AIDS related stigma, discrimination and human rights abuses of persons living
HIV-positive women sue Kenya government and NGOs over sterilisation
11-12-2014
HIV-positive women sue Kenya government and NGOs over sterilisation Published on Thursday, 11 December 2014 10:59 Médecins sans Frontières (France)
Inextricable links: HIV and human rights
10-12-2014
Inextricable links: HIV and human rights Published on Wednesday, 10 December 2014 17:05 The AIDS epidemic has been characterized by
Criminalising homosexuality threatens the fight against HIV/AIDS
01-12-2014
The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9919, Pages 783 - 784, 1 March 2014   Ashton Barnett-Vanes Homosexuality is criminalised in
Middle East/North Africa HIV Rise
01-12-2014
Middle East/North Africa HIV Rise Published on Monday, 01 December 2014 13:28 DUBAI, 1 December 2014 (IRIN) - Rates of
On World AIDS Day, Secretary-General Calls on World Leaders to Unite in Common Cause to End Epidemic by 2030
01-12-2014
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December: On this World AIDS Day,
What does World AIDS Day mean for police?
29-11-2014
On 1st of December, 2014, people around the globe will come together for World AIDS Day, but what does this
Civil Society reacts to the release of Nurse Rosemary Namubiru
28-11-2014
Civil Society reacts to the release of Nurse Rosemary Namubiru Published on Friday, 28 November 2014 10:32 (Kampala) Today civil
Uganda: Nurse Rosemary Namibiru loses conviction appeal, but still released from prison after almost a year
28-11-2014
The High Court in Kampala has rejected an appeal from Rosemary Namubiru, who was convicted in May 2014 for negligently exposing a child to
U.S. Issues First Response to Gambia’s New ‘Jail-the-Gays’ Law
27-11-2014
The U.S. State Department says it is both "dismayed" and "deeply concerned" by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's signing of a
Uganda plans to pass new version of anti-gay law by Christmas: lawmaker
21-11-2014
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Drafters of a revised anti-gay law want parliament to pass it in time to be a "Christmas
Media-Driven Stigma Continues With New HIV Criminalization Case
10-11-2014
Media-Driven Stigma Continues With New HIV Criminalization Case Published on Monday, 10 November 2014 11:31 Despite the immense progress made
Positive Women: Exposing Injustice
07-11-2014
Positive Women: Exposing Injustice Published on Friday, 07 November 2014 07:59 Women's voices have rarely been heard on this important
Nepal: Draft Criminal Code prohibiting infectious disease transmission singles out people with HIV and Hepatitis B
03-11-2014
Nepal: Draft Criminal Code prohibiting infectious disease transmission singles out people with HIV and Hepatitis B Published on Monday, 03
News release: Namibia’s highest court finds government forcibly sterilised HIV-positive women
03-11-2014
Windhoek-Today the Namibian Supreme Court affirmed that HIV-positive women have been forcibly sterilised in public hospitals in Namibia. "This decision
HIV legal review pushes case for reform, new laws
13-10-2014
HIV legal review pushes case for reform, new laws Published on Monday, 13 October 2014 08:00 People living with HIV
Discriminatory laws hinder Burundi’s response to HIV
10-10-2014
On Human Rights Day (10 December), Jean Claude Kamwenbusa reports on how the criminalisation of same sex relationships in Burundi