A vivacious roar of 200 voices from around the world could be heard spilling out of the SVA theater last night on West 23 rd Street. Representatives from the ICW: International Community of Women living with HIV (in town for UN meetings), people from the neighborhood, and others from across the 5 boroughs, gathered to watch HIV IS NOT A CRIME and POSITIVE WOMEN: EXPOSING INJUSTICE.
Visual AIDS Blog reports on New York screening of two powerful anti-criminalisation documentaries
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Mexico: Baja California legislator seeks reform of HIV Criminalisation Law
They are seeking to decriminalise the risk of HIV infection in Baja California.
December 2, 2024
Canada: Calls for action grow as political calculations leave HIV law reform in limbo
Government abandons efforts to decriminalise people living with HIV
November 30, 2024
Canada: Human Rights groups denounce the use of anti-spit masks
Canada: The anti-spit mask, a controversial tool
November 26, 2024