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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.

Bad science & bogus treatments

Gambia's President: Herbs can Cure HIV Victims

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South Florida Gay News
15 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Rulings on HIV non-disclosure raise concerns

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The Lawyers Weekly
15 October 2012
Drug policy & policing

Decriminalise drug use, say experts after six-year study

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The Guardian
15 October 2012
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Pre-marital HIV testing is a shortcut to nowhere

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Tehelka
15 October 2012
HIV prevention policy

SOUTH AFRICA: Straight talk with Fareed Abdullah, head of the South African AIDS council

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IRIN Plus News
12 October 2012
Access to healthcare

Zimbabwe: People Living With HIV Storm NAC Offices

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AllAfrica
12 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

“Bug chasing” HIV positive man used his “toxicity” to try to kill sex partners

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Ottawa Citizen
12 October 2012
Activism & civil society

An exciting new chapter - POZ editor's farewell blog

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POZ
11 October 2012
Experiences of stigma

Exquisite Corpse: The Stigma of HIV and AIDS

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City College News
10 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Top court decision on HIV disclosure will be major issue in Ottawa attempted murder trial, lawyer says

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Ottowa Citizen
10 October 2012
Employment

Cambodia: Eighty five enterprises awarded for HIV/AIDS responses in workplace

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HACC
10 October 2012
Government, leadership & policy

25 years of NAT (National AIDS Trust)

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You Tube
9 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Sweden: Majority of MPs want to reform HIV disclosure obligation and 'HIV exposure' criminal liability

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HIV Justice Network
9 October 2012
Activism & civil society

TAG at 20 - On a Darkling Plain —The Years of Despair

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TAG
8 October 2012
Violence

Bisexual Women, Gay Men, Report Increased Intimate Partner Violence

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Williams Institute press release
8 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Supreme Court decisions increase risk of violence, coercion & criminalization against women with HIV

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AIDS Action Now
8 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Unjust Supreme Court Ruling on Criminalization of HIV Major Step Backwards for Public Health and Human Rights

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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
5 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

HIV disclosure can be waived under certain conditions: top court

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Globe & Mail
5 October 2012
Combatting stigma

What African American Communities Can Learn from Africa About Stopping the Spread of HIV

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Huffington Post
5 October 2012
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Surprise HIV test at Brooklyn clinic outrages woman, so she sues doctor over bad news

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New York Daily News
4 October 2012
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Homosexuality un-African? The claim is an historical embarrassment

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The Guardian
3 October 2012
Access to healthcare

MSF launches online resource for challenging unwarranted drug patents

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Médecins Sans Frontières press release
3 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Spitting at cops doesn't lead to diseases, judge says

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CBC
2 October 2012
Religion & faith

Religious Leaders With HIV Fight Multiple Stigmas in Kenya

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Global Press Institute
2 October 2012