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In some jurisdictions, punitive laws and policies increase people’s vulnerability to HIV. In other jurisdictions, the law protects human rights and defends people against unfair treatment in employment, in healthcare and when using services.

Combatting stigma

Survey: Africans are generally very tolerant, but just not of gay people

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Mamba Online
2 March 2016
HIV & criminal law

Petition: Stop the persecution of people with HIV in the Czech Republic!

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Change.org
16 February 2016
HIV & criminal law

Czech Republic: Prague Public Health Authority initiates criminal prosecutions of 30 gay men living with HIV following an STI diagnosis

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HIV Justice Network
16 February 2016
Discrimination & the law

Man sacked for being gay and HIV-positive awarded damages in landmark case

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Pink News
5 February 2016
Travel

HIV-Positive Man Mistakenly Denied Tourist Visa To Australia

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Star Observer
3 February 2016
Employment

Israeli army to allow HIV positive recruits

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Yahoo News
3 December 2015
Human rights

Human Dignity Trust launches Criminalisation in the Commonwealth 2015 report

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Human Dignity Trust
26 November 2015
Discrimination & the law

HIV crisis worsened by anti-gay laws in Commonwealth countries, report warns

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The Independent
23 November 2015
Telling people you have HIV

The Catch-22 of Disclosing Your HIV Status

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Star Observer
19 November 2015
Human rights

Kenya: MPs throw out proposal to punish gays with death

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Daily Nation
17 November 2015
Treatment guidelines

How do we maximise global HIV treatment access? IAPAC Care Continuum Guidelines make recommendations

News
9 November 2015
Discrimination & the law

Calling HIV 'Loathsome,' Judge Rules for Model Used in HIV Ad

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Poz magazine news
6 November 2015
Human rights

Reflections on the state of LGBT activism in Africa

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Africasacountry
29 September 2015
Discrimination & the law

HIV prejudice in Cyprus still holds

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In Cyprus
24 September 2015
PrEP

Gay Man Sues After Being Denied Insurance Because of PrEP

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Poz magazine news
18 September 2015
Access to healthcare

Proposed Obamacare Rule Fights Sex Discrimination. What About HIV?

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Poz magazine news
11 September 2015
Discrimination & the law

New Zealand: Man with HIV loses case over dental care at Human Rights Tribunal

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New Zealand Herald
9 September 2015
Discrimination & the law

Campaigner publishes DIY legal guide to how he won 40 discrimination cases

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Disability News Service
24 August 2015
Migrants, refugees & displaced people

Four in ten people diagnosed with HIV in Europe are migrants

News
24 June 2015
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

African scientists on anti-homosexuality laws: Criminalization harms public health

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Science Speaks
12 June 2015
Experiences of stigma

South Africa: Almost 10 percent of HIV-positive women report forced sterilisation

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Health-e
10 June 2015
Discrimination & the law

Michael Gove to proceed with Tories' plans to scrap human rights act

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The Guardian
11 May 2015
Discrimination & the law

Methadone Quixote: The Battle for Harm Reduction in Russia

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Talkingdrugs.org
7 May 2015
Exposure to HIV through medical procedures

European Court of Justice justifies some bans on donated gay blood

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Financial Times
1 May 2015