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Social, economic, legal and political issues that may affect the lives of people living with HIV, including stigma, discrimination, criminalisation, travel and insurance.

Prisoners

Tanzania: Subjecting inmates to compulsory HIV tests is unlawful, court rules

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The Citizen
1 January 2023
HIV & criminal law

Kenya: High Court dismisses petition challenging the constitutionality of HIV criminalisation

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HIV Justice Network
30 December 2022
History of HIV & AIDS

Finding My Way—and Staying Alive—During the AIDS Crisis

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The New Yorker
26 December 2022
Human rights

UNAIDS welcomes Kenya’s High Court judgement in landmark case of involuntary sterilization of women living with HIV

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UNAIDS
20 December 2022
HIV & criminal law

2022 in review: A turning point for HIV justice?

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HIV Justice Network
19 December 2022
People who inject drugs

HIV Outbreak in West Virginia Persists as Officials Push Back Against Containment Efforts

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Kaiser Health News
19 December 2022
History of HIV & AIDS

Ireland: Artists awarded commission for new HIV/Aids national monument

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The Irish Times
19 December 2022
Activism & civil society

Helping HIV Treatment ‘Defaulters’ in Cameroon Stay the Course

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TheBody
19 December 2022
Access to healthcare

Unfriendly services keep HIV patients away from clinics in Free State, South Africa

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Health-e
15 December 2022
Violence

Recent physical, sexual intimate partner violence associated with recent HIV acquisition

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Healio
14 December 2022
Human rights

UNAIDS congratulates Barbados on its decision to repeal colonial-era laws that criminalised same sex sexual relations

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UNAIDS
13 December 2022
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Thailand launches U=U initiative to reduce HIV stigma

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UNAIDS Asia-Pacific
12 December 2022
HIV in the arts & media

There's an Overlooked Multitude of Excellent HIV-Focused Plays

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TheBody
12 December 2022
Harm reduction

San Francisco’s proposal to open supervised drug consumption sites stalled by legal issues

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San Francisco Chronicle
12 December 2022
Activism & civil society

What is the meaning behind Cheddar Gorgeous’s 'pink triangle' Drag Race outfit?

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Terrence Higgins Trust
9 December 2022
Neurological & cognitive problems

John Joska: doing important work in mental health and HIV

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The Lancet Psychiatry (requires free registration)
9 December 2022
People & personal stories

Life goes on for people in Japan with HIV, but health care issues persist

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The Japan Times
8 December 2022
Discrimination & the law

Republic of Kazakhstan to remove the remaining legal barriers for people living with HIV to adopt children

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UNAIDS
8 December 2022
Harm reduction

Nearly 1,000 overdoses reversed using naloxone distributed through vending machine

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EurekAlert
7 December 2022
Global health targets

UNDP and PEPFAR partnership to accelerate the removal of structural barriers to HIV services

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United Nations Development Programme
5 December 2022
Employment

People Living With HIV Now Allowed to Join U.S. Public Health Corps

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Advocate
2 December 2022
People & personal stories

Moving Past HIV Survivor’s Guilt and Anger: Tales From a Senior Straight White Woman

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TheBody
1 December 2022
History of HIV & AIDS

Cork HIV activist recalls the impact of the AIDS crisis in Ireland

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Gay Community News
1 December 2022
Human rights

‘End of an Era’: Gay Sex Is Finally Legal in Singapore, but There’s a Catch

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VICE
1 December 2022