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Social, economic, legal and political issues that may affect the lives of people living with HIV, including stigma, discrimination, criminalisation, travel and insurance.

Activism & civil society

Ukraine Crackdown Hits Fight Against AIDS

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Inter Press Service
26 January 2014
Discrimination & the law

Enduring HIV stigma in Cameroon

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IRIN
23 January 2014
History of HIV & AIDS

Houston Buyers Club —Desperate days beyond Dallas

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Positively Aware
23 January 2014
Women

Miriam Hospital study links intimate partner violence and risk of HIV

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
22 January 2014
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

More to do on NHS confidentiality for people with HIV

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NAT press release
22 January 2014
Human rights

U.N. to launch legal challenge against Malawi anti-gay laws

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Reuters
22 January 2014
People & personal stories

Sir Nick Partridge new chair of NHS England Clinical Priorities Advisory Group

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NHS England
22 January 2014
Combatting stigma

Emmerdale boss on Val's HIV story: 'I want to challenge stigmas'

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Digital Spy UK
22 January 2014
Human rights

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill, Unsigned but Still Effective

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Inter Press Service
21 January 2014
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

NHS patient data to be made available for sale to drug and insurance firms

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The Guardian
20 January 2014
People & personal stories

John Grant: HIV 'Doesn't Make Me Less of a Human'

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The Music
20 January 2014
Human rights

Uganda: Museveni blocks Anti-Homosexuality Bill

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Daily Monitor
17 January 2014
Human rights

The straight Nigerian's guide to the new anti-gay law

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Ayo Sogunro (blog)
17 January 2014
History of HIV & AIDS

<em>Dallas Buyers Club</em> Gets 6 Oscar Nominations

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Poz magazine news
16 January 2014
Combatting stigma

Laurindo Garcia: Shining a Light on Stigma in a Web 2.0 World

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Huffington Post
16 January 2014
Human rights

Nigeria gay arrests: Dozens arrested, and 'we are on the hunt for others'

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Christian Science Monitor
15 January 2014
Combatting stigma

Emmerdale

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Alex Sparrowhawk: HIV & Me (blog)
14 January 2014
HIV & criminal law

UNAIDS and the Global Fund express deep concern about the impact of a new law affecting the AIDS response and human rights of LGBT people in Nigeria

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UNAIDS
14 January 2014
Sex workers

Burma: Push to decriminalize sex work, but stigma remains

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IRIN
14 January 2014
Mental & emotional health problems

Robert Levithan: The Happy AIDS Memoir

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Huffington Post
13 January 2014
Social & legal issues

The World Health Organization’s error on HIV self-infection in Greece adds insult to injury for HIV positive Greeks

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United Solidarity International
13 January 2014
Human rights

Global Fund To End Funding for HIV Services in Drug Treatment Centres in Viet Nam

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Global Fund Observer
9 January 2014
Cancer

HIV Treatment Activist Nelson Vergel Faces Down Cancer

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My Fabulous Disease
9 January 2014
HIV prevention policy

New York: AIDS Activists Demand New Health Commissioner

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Gay City News
9 January 2014