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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.

Experiences of stigma

Four Laws That Are Devastating Public Health in Uganda

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Open Society Foundation
17 December 2014
Experiences of stigma

Yemen: HIV Patients Denied Health Care

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Human Rights Watch
4 November 2014
Human rights

Namibia’s Highest Court Finds Government Forcibly Sterilised HIV-Positive Women

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Southern Africa Litigation Centre (press release)
4 November 2014
Discrimination & the law

Ugandan activists fear ‘nonsensical’ HIV law increases infection of children

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Key Correspondents
26 October 2014
Sex workers

Prostitute charged with not disclosing HIV status, again

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Fox News
7 October 2014
Employment

The Greek Military Is Laying Off HIV-Positive Soldiers

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Vice
23 September 2014
Access to healthcare

HIV/AIDS epidemic in Europe: vulnerability - World Health Organization

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WHO
10 September 2014
Discrimination & the law

Passengers with HIV sue China's Spring Airlines

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BBC News
18 August 2014
Human rights

Kenya: New Bill Wants Gays Stoned in Public

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AllAfrica
14 August 2014
Human rights

Uganda's Museveni wants to water down anti-gay law : lawmaker

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Reuters
14 August 2014
Human rights

Corporate leaders must stand up for LGBT rights in Africa

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AVAC
7 August 2014
Discrimination & the law

Ugandan Lawmakers in Campaign to Revive Gay Law

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New York Times
7 August 2014
Discrimination & the law

Heightened HIV risk for people with disabilities

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IRIN Plus News
31 July 2014
HIV & criminal law

Police must play role in preventing HIV among criminalised groups

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Key Correspondents
24 July 2014
Discrimination & the law

In The HIV Response, Who is ‘Hard to Reach’?

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Human Rights Watch
23 July 2014
Sex workers

Decriminalization of sex work could reduce HIV infections

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Washington Post
22 July 2014
Discrimination & the law

Defying Discrimination

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Poz
4 July 2014
Employment

Employment: Two Ticks set for reform, as researchers call it ‘an empty shell’

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Disability News Service
17 June 2014
Discrimination & the law

Homophobia in Russia Is Taking a Kafkaesque Turn

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Daily Beast
10 June 2014
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Paul Semugoma: I have not been silenced

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International AIDS Society
28 May 2014
Combatting stigma

National AIDS Trust comments on the Law Commission's Hate Crime Review

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NAT press release
28 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

Uganda: Deeply Flawed HIV Bill Approved

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Human Rights Watch
14 May 2014
Discrimination & the law

Uganda: HIV organisations feel the bite of anti-homosexuality legislation

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Key Correspondents
14 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

Uganda: HIV Bill - Let's Listen to the Experts

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AllAfrica
7 May 2014