This myriad of laws, across multiple legal systems, has one thing in common: by punishing those who have HIV, or the practices that may leave them vulnerable to infection, such laws simply serve to drive people further from disclosure, testing and treatment—fostering, not fighting, the global epidemic. It is time to say, “No more.” Just as we need new science to help fight the viral epidemic, we need new thinking to combat an epidemic of bad laws that is undermining the precious gains made in HIV awareness, prevention and treatment over the past thirty years.
Dr. Shereen El Feki hopes that legal environment will improve following Global Commission report
News curated from other sources

US: Georgia's Governor signs Senate Bill 164 to modernize state's HIV laws
Press Release: Georgia makes strides in modernizing HIV disclosure law
May 12, 2022

Argentina: New HIV law seeking to provide comprehensive response to HIV approved
The Chamber of Deputies gave half sanction to the new HIV law with a large majority
May 6, 2022


US: Tennessee Senate votes to remove sex offender registry requirement for HIV related offences
Lawmakers Seek to Reduce Penalties for HIV Criminal Exposure Law
April 17, 2022

US: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) publishes statement opposing HIV criminalisation
DREDF HIV Criminalization Statement
March 30, 2022
News by the HIV Justice Network

Our Annual Report 2021
"A Key Force for Change"
May 6, 2022



It's HIV Justice Network's 10th Anniversary
February 11, 2022