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History of HIV and AIDS
The Battle for Needle Exchange, as AIDS Raged

In the '80s, HIV was killing tens of thousands of heroin addicts. Yet swapping clean needles for dirty ones remained illegal—until a ragtag group of AIDS activists put their bodies on the line.

Published
14 March 2013
From
The Fix
HIV and criminal law
Germany: National AIDS Council releases powerful policy statement on HIV criminalisation

The German National AIDS Council – an independent advisory body of the Ministry of Health consisting of experts from the fields of research, medical care, public health services, ethics, law, social sciences, as well as people from the civil society – has produced a consensus statement on HIV criminalisation during consensual sex.

Published
14 March 2013
From
HIV Justice Network
HIV and criminal law
US: New toolkit for lawyers defending HIV-related prosecutions now available

A new toolkit from the Center for HIV Law and Policy / Positive Justice Project, released earlier this month, provides a wealth of information for lawyers representing people living with HIV who are facing criminal prosecution based on HIV status. … More →

Published
13 March 2013
From
HIV Justice Network
HIV prevention policy
Political Strife Undermines HIV Treatment

Among other tragedies in countries with HIV epidemics, political violence can have the additional long-term consequence of an increase in viral resistance to treatment and HIV treatment failure, say the authors of a new paper in AIDS Reviews.

Published
13 March 2013
From
Science Daily
HIV and criminal law
Proposal to Allow HIV Tests on Alleged Rapists in South Africa

If positive, they would be charged with attempted murder.

Published
13 March 2013
From
Poz magazine news
Social and legal issues
Commonwealth Charter: What is the Queen signing today?

The Alliance welcomes the signing of the new Commonwealth Charter, as it underpins the commitment of the Commonwealth to human rights, gender equality and democracy. However, the Charter does not address criminalisation of those at higher risk of HIV, and the Commonwealth must honour its previous commitment to repealing all discriminatory legislation which hampers the HIV response.

Published
12 March 2013
From
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Women
In the Arab world, women aren't supposed to talk about sex - let alone enjoy it. But that might be changing.

Politics, religion and sex are the three “red lines” of the Arab world: subjects you’re not supposed to tackle in word or deed. But just as people in countries across the region are busy contesting received wisdoms in politics, and are starting to challenge of the role of religion in public policy, I hope they will start asking them same hard questions of sexual life.

Published
11 March 2013
From
The Independent
History of HIV and AIDS
At home: Sir Nick Partridge

The head of the Terrence Higgins Trust talks about his ‘intense’ role and attitudes towards HIV and Aids.

Published
10 March 2013
From
Financial Times
Mental and emotional health
HIV and the Power of Escape

For the men of the AIDS Generation when death was an inevitability, sex and substances provided an escape, not only from the realities of AIDS, but also from the stigma and discrimination experienced by so many of us growing up as gay men.

Published
10 March 2013
From
Huffington Post
Women
UN must not backtrack on women's reproductive rights

Head of UN development programme sounds warning as Malta, Russia and Vatican try to remove references to sexual and reproductive rights.

Published
08 March 2013
From
The Guardian
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