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1. Associations between sex work laws and sex workers’ health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies, Lucy Platt et al., PLOS Medicine (2018)

   The authors reviewed 18 years of research into sex work, policing, health, and incarceration to asses the relationship between criminalization and health outcomes. Some of the authors’ key findings indicate that 1) over-policing is associated with an incr ...

   admin - 11/24/2019 12:12pm

2. The global response and unmet actions for HIV and sex workers, Kate Shannon et al., Lancet (2018)

   This article is a follow up to the 2014 Lancet series on HIV and sex work in which the authors issued a call-to-action to address barriers to the health and safety of sex workers. This article lays out continuing barriers to progress, including the crimin ...

   admin - 11/24/2019 12:35pm

3. Why Are We Putting People in Jail for Having HIV? A Grassroots Guide to HIV Criminalization: Facts, Foolishness, and Solutions, The Center for HIV Law and Policy and National Center for Lesbian Rights (2015)

   CHLP, in collaboration with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, has released this guide that explains the simple medical facts of HIV transmission and care, addresses the legal foolishness that discriminates against and imprisons people living with HIV ...

   admin - 11/24/2020 3:32pm

4. Recommendations for Updates to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, The Center for HIV Law and Policy et al. (2015)

   The Center for HIV Law and Policy joined with a group of almost twenty other organizations and individuals in endorsing this statement sent to Douglas Brooks, Director, and the Office of National AIDS Policy, recommending critical updates to the National H ...

   admin - 6/17/2021 9:21am

5. 10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission Harms Women, Athena Network (2009)

   The authors conclude that HIV criminalization leads to negative public health outcomes, increased gender-based violence, and greater social and political inequalities for women. Because women are more likely to be the first to know their HIV status due to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 12/3/2017 11:43am

6. National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan, The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), 2010

   The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) Implementation Plan sets short term Federal benchmarks as well as longer-term mandates for multiple federal agencies responsible for putting the NHAS into action. The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 8/18/2021 4:50pm

7. National HIV/AIDS Strategy: President’s Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Agencies and Departments, The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) (2010)

   The President's Memorandum on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) summarizes the responsibilities of individual Federal agencies in outlining a strategy to meet the goals of the NHAS. The President's Memorandum has identified "lead agenci ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 6/17/2021 9:36am

8. National HIV/AIDS Strategy, The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) (2010)

   On July 13, 2010, the Obama administration released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) for the United States. The NHAS is the culmination of work and advocacy by people living with HIV, their advocates, AIDS service organizations, federal and state age ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 6/17/2021 9:36am

9. Protecting HIV-Positive Women’s Human Rights: Recommendations for the United States National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Aziza Ahmed et al., 17 Reproductive Health Matters 127 (2009)

   This article argues that the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy must explicitly commit to a human rights framework when developing programs and policies that address the needs of women. This is particularly vital with regard to government-sanctioned stigma a ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 5/11/2016 12:08pm