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[New report, May 2019] Advancing HIV Justice 3: Growing the global movement against HIV criminalisation
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[Video] Watch the entire Beyond Blame 2018: Challenging HIV Criminalisation symposium
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FOCUS ON EECA: Is Belarus the worst country in the world for HIV criminalisation?
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Making Media Work for HIV Justice: An introduction to media engagement for advocates opposing HIV criminalisation
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HIV JUSTICE Toolkit to support advocacy against HIV criminalisation now online
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New video toolkit: How to organise to change the law - the story of the Colorado Mod Squad
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Learn more about the HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE movement
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Leave No One Behind: Lessons from the Global Commission on HIV and the Law
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Justice Edwin Cameron's keynote speech to Beyond Blame @AIDS 2016
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[Video and report] Beyond Blame @ AIDS 2016: Challenging HIV Criminalisation
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'HIV IS NOT A CRIME' II Training Academy (Huntsville, Alabama) - the video documentary
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[Guidance] UNAIDS: Ending overly broad HIV criminalisation
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Oslo Declaration on HIV Criminalisation. Have you read and signed it yet?
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[Video] More HARM Than GOOD: How overly broad HIV criminalisation is hurting public health
HIV Justice News
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On Human Rights Day, please endorse the EECA Statement against HIV Criminalization
Today, December 10, 2019, Human Rights Day, National and Regional Networks and Civil Society Organizations on HIV Criminalization in the EECA Region are asking you to support the movement against HIV criminalization by endorsing the following Statement. Download a pdf … More
December 10, 2019 -
HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE FULLY SUPPORTS HIV2020; NO BEYOND BLAME AT AIDS 2020
The nine organisations comprising the HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE Steering Committee have today (September 18, 2019) announced that they have unanimously agreed to support HIV2020, the international meeting that will take place in Mexico City between July 5-7, 2020. HIV2020, which … More
September 18, 2019 -
The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) and the HIV Justice Network (HJN) condemn dismissal of appeal in Singapore HIV criminalisation case
The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) and the HIV Justice Network (HJN) condemn dismissal of appeal in Singapore HIV criminalisation case The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) and the HIV Justice Network (HJN) condemn … More
July 3, 2019 -
Canada: Justice Committee report recommends wide-ranging reforms to HIV criminalisation, including removing HIV non-disclosure from sexual assault law
Yesterday, the House of Commons Standing Committee of Justice and Human Rights released a ground-breaking report “The Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada” recommending that the Government of Canada works with each of the Canadian provinces and territories to end … More
June 18, 2019 -
Making Media Work for HIV Justice: An introduction to media engagement for advocates opposing HIV criminalisation now available in Spanish, French and Russian
Today, HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE has published “Making Media Work for HIV Justice: An introduction to media engagement for advocates opposing HIV criminalisation” in three additional languages: Spanish, French and Russian. [Click on the image to download the pdf] The purpose … More
June 6, 2019 -
New report analyses the successes and challenges of the growing global movement against HIV criminalisation
A new report published today (May 29th 2019) by the HIV Justice Network on behalf of HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE provides clear evidence that the growing, global movement against HIV criminalisation has resulted in more advocacy successes than ever before. However, … More
May 29, 2019 -
Having to tell: Mandatory disclosure of known HIV-positive status in healthcare settings in the WHO European region
Today, at the HepHIV2019 conference in Bucharest, we published our findings on mandatory disclosure of known HIV-positive status in healthcare settings in the WHO European region. Mandatory disclosure of known HIV-positive status in healthcare settings is defined as HIV disclosure … More
January 28, 2019 -
Belarus: Welcoming important developments in the fight against unjust HIV criminalisation
HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE along with our partners at The Eurasian Women’s Network on AIDS and Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) welcome this week’s announcement of an amendment to Article 157 of the Criminal Code of the Republic … More
December 21, 2018 -
HIV JUSTICE TOOLKIT now available in French | Boîte à outils VIH JUSTICE maintenant disponible en français
[Scroll down for English] La version française de la boîte à outils de HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE visant à soutenir le plaidoyer contre la pénalisation du VIH est disponible en ligne. Les juristes et militants francophones qui luttent contre les lois … More
December 10, 2018 -
Kenya: Positive Justice campaign launched today to challenge unjust HIV-specific law
Today, on International Human Rights Day, the National Empowerment Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK) and the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) have launched the Positive Justice campaign to finally end … More
December 10, 2018
News from other sources
US: New report by the Williams Institute found one arrest for an HIV crime for every 60 people living with HIV in Missouri
Missouri’s HIV criminalization laws have impacted nearly 600 people
US: Bill moves forward after Georgia legislators approve proposed reform to HIV criminalisation laws
State Lawmakers Move Forward With HIV Criminal Justice Reform Proposal
Egypt: Civil Court orders husband to pay compensation to his wife for alleged HIV transmission
Egyptian Woman Receives 1 Million EGP Compensation Over HIV Transmission From Husband
Australia: Prisoners who assault prison officers would be mandatorily tested for infectious diseases under proposed law in Western Australia
Proposed mandatory infectious diseases testing of prisoners who assault officers
Zimbabwe: Women parliamentarians call for the decriminalisation of wilful HIV transmission
’Decriminalise wilful transmission of HIV’
US: Washington legislators debate bill aiming to reduce the severity of charges in cases of alleged HIV transmission
WA Democrats hope to reduce criminal penalties for intentionally spreading HIV
Russia: Criminal case opens in St Petersburg against 37-year-old man for alleged HIV transmission
Viral effect of unprotected sex. Petersburger suspected of intentionally transmitting HIV to a girlfriend from a dating site
Sweden: Parliamentary social committee recommends reviewing obligation to disclose HIV status
The Social Committee wants the government to review the disclosure duty of HIV positive people
[Update]Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal considers case of man found guilty of aggravated sexual assault for alleged HIV exposure despite using condoms
Man convicted of not disclosing HIV status released pending appeal
US: Georgia Republican lawmaker co-sponsors bill that would revise HIV criminalisation law in the State
Republican lawmaker pushes to decriminalize HIV in Georgia
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Breaking news! @gnpplus and @HIVJusticeNet condemn dismissal of appeal in Singapore #HIVcriminalisation case… https://t.co/cMi3NqWfcn03 July 2019 2:26pm - retweet- Please help us document the process of supporting HIV criminalisation survivors. We are seeking input from legal o… https://t.co/LsJPxnukPP27 June 2019 8:05am - retweet
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The Global Commission on HIV & the Law is concerned about the increased misuse of individuals’ personal health info… https://t.co/tS5U18ewXo21 June 2019 1:02pm - retweet- BREAKING: Justice Committee report recommends wide-ranging reforms to HIV criminalisation in Canada. Congratuations… https://t.co/wzBfQ2DEhl18 June 2019 5:07pm - retweet
We've spent decades advocating for this critical change. We're very happy that it's a key part of the Justice Commi… https://t.co/TsCfjEZZNR17 June 2019 9:14pm - retweet- Published today - 'Using Research in the Fight Against #HIVCriminalisation - A Guide for #Activists' to help advoca… https://t.co/RlrZsl6yHh13 June 2019 11:01am - retweet
A new @HIVJusticeNet report analyses the growing global movement against #HIV criminalisation.
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Letter from the HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE Steering Committee to Edwin Cameron on the bittersweet occasion of his retirement from the Constitutional Court.
(View the PDF version here) Dear Edwin: We write, as admirers, friends and comrades, on the bittersweet occasion of your retirement from the Constitutional Court. We write to thank you for all that you have done, including as a gay … More
August 27, 2019 -
Expression of Interest: Supporting accused, witnesses and those convicted in HIV criminalisation cases (HIV criminalisation survivors)
The HIV Justice Network (HJN) would like to hear from those interested in working with us to build a resource bank of articles, interviews, and reports describing the process of providing support to accused, witnesses and those who have been … More
June 27, 2019 -
‘Using research in the fight against HIV criminalization: A guide for activists’, by Eric Mykhalovskiy, Edwin J Bernard, Sally Cameron and Laurel Sprague
Today, HIV Justice Network publishes a new guide to help advocates working to end HIV criminalisation who want to use research in their activism. The guide focuses on how to use the results of all kinds of existing research in … More
May 29, 2019 -
Could you be one of our new HIV Justice Network Supervisory Board Members?
We are currently seeking at least two new Supervisory Board members. Supervisory Board membership is voluntary (i.e. unpaid) and, depending on role, requires up to one day per month of your time, except for the annual face-to-face HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE … More
May 15, 2019 -
We Love Positive Women #lovepositivewomen
We Love Positive Women! This is a love letter from the HIV Justice Network to the more than 18,000,000 women living with HIV in the world today. The HIV Justice Network exists to end the inappropriate use of the criminal … More
February 14, 2018 -
After two years of our coalition, we’re really getting somewhere: here’s to even more HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE in 2018! by Edwin J Bernard Global Co-ordinator, HIV Justice Network / HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE
In September, three HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE founding members – Laurel Sprague, Executive Director of the Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+), Lynette Mabote, Regional Programmes Lead at ARASA and I – presented at the Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) … More
December 19, 2017 -
Letter demanding release of 13 individuals arrested during legal consultation in Tanzania
October 23, 2017 Hon. George Mcheche Masaju Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania Email: g.masaju@bunge.go.tz; ag@agctz.go.tz Hon. Bahame T.M. Nyanduga Chairperson, Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance United Republic of Tanzania Email: bahame.nyanduga@chragg.go.tz Hon. Adv. Pansy Tlakula … More
October 23, 2017 -
Remarks delivered by Edwin J Bernard at ‘Leave No One Behind: Lessons from the Global Commission on HIV and the Law for Agenda 2030′
Today, at a side meeting convened the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during the High-Level Political Forum, HIV Justice Network’s Global Co-ordinator, Edwin J Bernard, delivered the following remarks. Despite the incredible advances in the science of HIV treatment and … More
July 14, 2017 -
“GNP+’s gain is also HJN’s gain”: proudly announcing Laurel Sprague’s appointment as Executive Director of the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+)
Today, we are proud to announce that Laurel Sprague, PhD, our Global Research Fellow on HIV, Gender, and Justice has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+). Laurel will join … More
April 3, 2017 -
Love Positive Women
Let’s hear it for Positive Women! This is a love letter from the HIV Justice Network to the more than 18,000,000 women living with HIV in the world today. The HIV Justice Network exists to end the inappropriate use of … More
February 14, 2017