Basic Legal Rights: Basics
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From Positive Women's Network of the United States of America
- Q&A: Lambda Legal's Scott Schoettes on HIV Criminalization (July 27, 2012)
From AIDS Foundation of Chicago
- Shereen El-Feki: HIV -- How to Fight an Epidemic of Bad Laws (April 2012)
From TEDxSummit
Sean Strub: HIV Is Not a Crime -- HIV Criminalization: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (February 8, 2012)
"People with HIV who have been subjected to criminal prosecutions have only rarely been heard from and are typically portrayed in the media as, at best, reckless and, at worst, monstrous. ... 'HIV Is Not a Crime' will bring their stories to light"
From TheBody.com
- Newly Diagnosed or Long-Term Survivor -- What Everyone Should Know About HIV and Their Rights (September/October 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Positive Justice Project Members Endorse REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act (September 23, 2011)
From Lambda Legal
What if Your Food Server Was HIV Positive? A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (September 6, 2011)
Justin takes his video camera about town, asking folks on the street whether they'd discriminate against an HIV-positive food server -- and gives us an update on HIV/AIDS and employment rights.
From TheBody.com
- Anti-HIV Criminalization Bill Introduced (Summer 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Hospital Visitation Rights for Same-Sex Partners Now Required by Federal Rules (January 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sue the Bastards, That's What I Always Say: A Blog Entry by Ed Perlmutter (November 24, 2010)
"I know that we live in a litigious society but I am not a litigious person. Filing a lawsuit ... never once crossed my mind as a practical means to move HIV testing full-speed into the 21st century."
From TheBody.com
- Building a Bridge From Vienna to Orlando: The International AIDS Conference Theme "Rights Here, Right Now," Continues on to the U.S. Conference on AIDS (September 22, 2010)
From Positive Women's Network of the United States of America
- American Bar Association Journal Highlights HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (August 6, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Discriminatory Laws Contribute to Spread of HIV/AIDS -- Report (July 26, 2010)
In Legal Brief Today
- Human Rights as a Conscious Achievement: Prevention Justician Waheedah Shabazz-El Closes Out AIDS 2010 (July 23, 2010)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
- "Decriminalization Works, Criminalization Doesn't": Leadership Panel (July 23, 2010)
From UNAIDS
- What Have You Done for HIV/AIDS Lately? The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in Advancing the AIDS Response (July 20, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV: Lessons From the Field (July 20, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Law Reform in the Context of HIV: Are Human Rights Protected or Compromised? (July 19, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Launch of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law: "Addressing Punitive Laws and Human Rights Violations Blocking Effective AIDS Responses" (June 24, 2010)
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From UNAIDS and UNDP
- Rumor Control: Is It True That People With HIV/AIDS Can't Get a Mortgage? A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (May 9, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Increasing Access to Health Care for People Living With HIV: We Need Your Help: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (March 23, 2010)
From TheBody.com
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