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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.

Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Amid continued criminalisation, Uganda endorses LGBT access for HIV treatment

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Erasing 76 Crimes
12 August 2021
Young people

Kenya: Age Restrictions By Law are Catalyst to HIV Infections

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AllAfrica
12 August 2021
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Just 1 openly gay Olympian from the 71 nations with anti-homosexuality laws

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Erasing 76 Crimes
9 August 2021
Employment

The US military's HIV policies are discriminatory — and decades behind the times

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Washington Post
24 July 2021
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Kenya: Mediheal Hospital Ordered to Pay Woman Sh2 Million for Disclosing Her HIV Status

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AllAfrica
5 July 2021
Discrimination & the law

Supreme Court to hear appeal of S.F. case that allowed some HIV/AIDS patients to sue for discrimination

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San Francisco Chronicle
5 July 2021
Employment

UK: Investigation finds care agency’s recruitment practices were unlawful

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Equality and Human Rights Commission
17 May 2021
Discrimination & the law

Police must remove and end use of database warning markers for HIV to stop HIV stigma, says National AIDS Trust

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National AIDS Trust
11 March 2021
Discrimination & the law

Islamic Republic of Iran bans stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV in health-care settings

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UNAIDS
27 January 2021
Government, leadership & policy

How Biden’s Executive Order on LGBTQ Equality Helps HIV Efforts

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POZ
25 January 2021
Transgender people

President Biden Issues Most Substantive, Wide-Ranging LGBTQ Executive Order In U.S. History

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Human Rights Campaign
21 January 2021
Discrimination & the law

US: Two OB/GYNs Sued For Allegedly Discriminating Against Patient With HIV

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Newsweek
15 January 2021
Employment

US: The Military Is Waging War on HIV-Positive Soldiers

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Bloomberg
22 September 2020
Discrimination & the law

US: Barring HIV-Positive Military Officers Has ‘No Rational Basis,’ Judge Rules

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Bloomberg
3 September 2020
Discrimination & the law

How an HIV Long-Term Survivor Sued an NYC Cosmetic Surgeon for Refusal of Service—And Won

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TheBody
27 August 2020
HIV & criminal law

HIV+ Canadian Guilty Of Sexual Assault, Despite Condom Use

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Star Observer
10 August 2020
Money

UK: Insurance companies discriminate against some clients

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International Adviser
31 July 2020
Discrimination & the law

Police Scotland to stop recording HIV status in database

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BBC News
12 June 2020
Coronavirus

COVID-19: An unreasonable employer

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National AIDS Trust
6 April 2020
Employment

US: Appeals court upholds temporary ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive service members

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Washington Post
11 January 2020
Discrimination & the law

Kansas man claims he was fired from a restaurant because he has HIV

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CNN
12 November 2019
Employment

Appeals court asked to halt discharge of Airmen with HIV

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Associated Press
19 September 2019
Discrimination & the law

Tattoo Studios Are Stopping HIV Positive People From Using Their Services

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VICE
19 September 2019
Exposure to HIV through medical procedures

Rethinking the Deferral Period on Blood Donation: A More Tailored Measure than General Deferral on Men Who Have Sex with Men

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O'Neill Institute
2 September 2019