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
News curated from other sources

New Zealand: New research reveals how HIV criminalisation is experienced in Aotearoa
HIV decriminalisation in Aotearoa: Survey findings
March 15, 2026

Senegal: Same-sex relations, now punishable by five to ten years in prison
Senegal passes law imposing harsher penalties for homosexuality in the name of combating Western influence
March 12, 2026

Senegal: Rising homophobia drives patients away from HIV care and prevention services
Senegal’s LGBTQ+ community lives in fear as fight against AIDS faces setback
March 12, 2026
News by the HIV Justice Network

2025 in review: more reported cases, uneven reform
January 7, 2026




