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December 20, 2021

CHLP Testifies on Molecular HIV Surveillance at PACHA Council Meeting

The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) convened the 72nd full council meeting on Monday, November 15, and Wednesday, November 17, 2021, during the public comment period, CHLP’s Amir Sadeghi testified on molecular HIV surveillance.

December 7, 2021

CHLP Joins Letter Urging Nomination of Individuals with Disabilities to Federal Bench

CHLP is one of 90+ organizations endorsing the "CCD Rights and Allies" sign-on letter that the Bazelon Center drafted and that was sent on Monday, December 6, 2021 to all Senate offices urging Senators to recommend candidates living with disabilities for judicial nominations.

December 1, 2021

CHLP Observes World AIDS Day 2021 with Presentations Addressing Stigma and Inclusion

This year for World AIDS Day, we mark 40 years since the beginning of the epidemic in the United States.

November 11, 2021

Disability Rights Advocates Negotiate CVS's Withdrawal of Cert Petition in CVS v. Doe

CVS has agreed to withdraw its cert petition for US Supreme Court review in CVS v. Doe, thanks to persistent advocacy led by leaders in the Disability Rights Bar Association and the disability justice movement.

October 22, 2021

News of Oklahoma Woman Jailed for Miscarriage Sparks Outcry

Brittney Poolaw, a 21-year-old member of Comanche Nation, has been imprisoned for more than a year after suffering a miscarriage between 15-17 weeks. This case in Oklahoma is an example of how pregnancy-based prosecutions are tragic and unfair, and typically brought against low-income women, drug-using women, women of color, and women living HIV.

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October 7, 2021

New Jersey Attorney General Issues Guidance on Decriminalizing Sexual Activity by People Living with HIV

Today, the Attorney General of New Jersey took an important step towards decriminalizing sexual activity by people living with PLHIV, announcing guidance to state prosecutors regarding the enforcement of New Jersey's HIV criminal law, which outlaws the sexual relationships of PLHIV.

October 5, 2021

CHLP's Amir Sadeghi Joins CNP for HIV Criminalization Roundtable 2021

The Counter Narrative Project hosted it's Revolutionary Health Live 2021 HIV Criminalization Roundtable on September 22,

September 22, 2021

CHLP Mourns the Loss of Advocate Lauren Fanning

Lauren Fanning, former CHLP Senior Community Outreach Specialist for the Positive Justice Project and long-time HIV advocate from Washington state is remembered by her colleagues for being a dedicated, compassionate, and driven activist.

September 8, 2021

CHLP's Jada Hicks talks with TheBodyPro About Hep C Criminalization and Restricted Access to Treatment

CHLP's Jada Hicks, Supervising Attorney for Criminal Justice Initiatives, talks with TheBody.com about laws that criminalize HIV and hepatitis, how they contradict science, are overly harsh and how to reform them.

September 3, 2021

CHLP Signs Letter to Gov. Hochul Advocating for Veto of New York Vaccine Card Crime Bill

CHLP joined a group of civil rights, health care, and privacy advocates, public defenders and health care providers in a letter urging New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to veto legislation that would criminalize tampering with vaccine cards as it would further marginalize communities bearing the brunt of the pandemic.