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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.

Harm reduction

US Syringe Exchanges Are Still Under Attack

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TalkingDrugs
8 July 2021
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Kenya: Mediheal Hospital Ordered to Pay Woman Sh2 Million for Disclosing Her HIV Status

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AllAfrica
5 July 2021
Discrimination & the law

Supreme Court to hear appeal of S.F. case that allowed some HIV/AIDS patients to sue for discrimination

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San Francisco Chronicle
5 July 2021
Ethnic & cultural minorities

‘Invisible to the CDC’: Kevin Moseby, Ph.D., on the Whitewashed History of HIV/AIDS Research

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TheBodyPro
1 July 2021
HIV in the arts & media

The Instagram Account That Remembers the Human Story, and the Human Cost, of the HIV Crisis

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Esquire
1 July 2021
Experiences of stigma

In Mexico, an HIV-Positive Man’s Death Sparks Protests for Reform

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TheBody
1 July 2021
Harm reduction

US: Helping Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: ‘Harm Reduction’ Gains Federal Support

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New York Times
29 June 2021
HIV & criminal law

Lawyers must explain why they didn’t raise ‘obvious’ issue in appeal

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The Irish Times
28 June 2021
Activism & civil society

India’s Healthcare System Is Still Failing Queer‑Trans People. A Public Health Movement Can Change That.

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The Swaddle
28 June 2021
People & personal stories

Magic Johnson: the NBA superstar who smashed HIV stigma – then built a huge fortune

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The Guardian
24 June 2021
Exposure to HIV through medical procedures

UK: Discriminatory blood donation restrictions remain for black communities despite changes for gay and bisexual men

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Terrence Higgins Trust
23 June 2021
Government, leadership & policy

UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the death of the former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda

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UNAIDS
21 June 2021
People & personal stories

Obituary: Sindisiwe van Zyl

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The Lancet
18 June 2021
Activism & civil society

Lessons From 7 Years as GMHC's CEO: A Conversation With Kelsey Louie

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TheBody
18 June 2021
Government, leadership & policy

A UN Message on HIV, What Advocates Say

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AVAC
16 June 2021
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Open Letter to the CDC: Networks of People Living with HIV Demand a Moratorium on Molecular HIV Surveillance

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US PLHIV Caucus
11 June 2021
Activism & civil society

Marc Thompson: how an HIV diagnosis at 17 helped him change Britain

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The Guardian
11 June 2021
Harm reduction

Alberta Government’s New Rules Set Safe Consumption Sites Up to Fail, Advocates Say 

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Filter
11 June 2021
HIV in the arts & media

From Pilot to Finale, 'Pose' Lived for Our Community

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TheBody
11 June 2021
Government, leadership & policy

The U.S. Finally Has a New AIDS Czar!

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POZ
10 June 2021
Harm reduction

Official Said No One Had Ever Died of AIDS in Scott County. So We Checked

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POZ
9 June 2021
Activism & civil society

What ACT UP’s successes can teach today’s protest movements

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The Guardian
8 June 2021
Government, leadership & policy

40 years of HIV/AIDS: an interview with Peter Piot

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The Lancet (free registration required)
7 June 2021
HIV & criminal law

Guidance for Prosecutors on HIV-related Criminal Cases

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Global Commission on HIV and the Law
7 June 2021