Showing 509 news articles about Human rights

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A lack of respect for human rights drives the HIV epidemic. The marginalisation, stigmatisation and criminalisation of some groups of people increases their vulnerability to HIV; gender inequalities can prevent women and girls from being able to protect themselves from HIV; and discrimination prevents equitable access to healthcare.

Religion & faith

US evangelical Christians accused of promoting homophobia in Africa

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The Guardian
24 July 2012
Human rights

Why Laws Matter: the Robert Carr Memorial Lecture

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AIDS Free World
22 July 2012
Activism & civil society

People living with HIV call for stronger focus on access to quality treatment, human rights and involvement

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GNP+
21 July 2012
Human rights

Advocates In Sri Lanka Call For Change To Laws That Criminalize, Stigmatize Sex Work, Same-Sex Relationships

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Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
17 July 2012
Human rights

Uganda: Aids Response Must Be Guided By Human Rights

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AllAfrica
14 July 2012
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

UGANDA: New LGBTI clinic faces fierce government criticism

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IRIN Plus News
11 July 2012
Human rights

African Leaders Should 'Take Action' To Implement Human-Rights Based Laws, Policies To Enhance HIV Response

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Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
10 July 2012
Harm reduction

My Letter to Delegates at AIDS 2012

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Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever
10 July 2012
HIV & criminal law

Nondisclosure of HIV status should be decriminalized: report

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Toronto Star
9 July 2012
Discrimination & the law

How evidence and human rights based laws can end an epidemic of bad laws and transform the global AIDS response!

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Global Commission on HIV and the Law
9 July 2012
Human rights

Vietnam Says Goodbye to Sex Worker Detention

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Open Society
6 July 2012
Finance & funding

Russia introduces law limiting aid for nonprofits

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New York Times
5 July 2012
Human rights

Oman: 125 HIV-positive expatriates deported

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Daily Observer
24 June 2012
Human rights

Uganda bans 38 organisations accused of 'promoting homosexuality'

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The Guardian
21 June 2012
Human rights

Sex Workers in Greece Face Forced HIV Testing, While Those in Malawi Fight Back

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RH Reality Check (blog)
11 June 2012
HIV testing programmes & uptake

Tanzania: HIV Testing for All 'Touches Raw Nerves'

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AllAfrica
5 June 2012
Human rights

Defying Realpolitik: Human Rights and the HIV Entry Bar

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Scholar & Feminist Online
2 June 2012
Sex workers

Why the Women’s Rights Movement Must Listen to Sex Workers

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RH Reality Check
22 May 2012
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Malawi to overturn homosexual ban, Joyce Banda says

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BBC
18 May 2012
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

To Fight HIV, Indian Health Workers Say Homosexuality Must Be Legal

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NPR (blog)
15 May 2012
Human rights

UNAIDS calls on Greece to protect sex workers and their clients through comprehensive and voluntary HIV programmes

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UNAIDS press release
11 May 2012
Human rights

Greece: Joint Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on Health

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Human Rights Watch
11 May 2012
Human rights

Petition to the Prime Minister of Greece: Stop the forced testing and outing of sex workers

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Change.org
9 May 2012
HIV prevention policy

Cuba’s AIDS Sanitariums: Fortresses Against a Viral Foe

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New York Times
8 May 2012