The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) empowers and advocates for sex workers’ rights to health and social services, freedom from abuse and discrimination, and self-determination. This report summarizes 20 case studies, where NSWP highlights effec ...
admin - 8/27/2014 1:12pm
This Statement, accepted for publication by the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, calls for the repeal of all laws criminalizing HIV transmission, exposure to HIV, or failure to disclose HIV status. The Statement, authored by the C ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 6/15/2020 4:33pm
The 30 for 30 Campaign, of which the Center for HIV Law and Policy is a member organization, drafted this letter to President Obama to declare that human rights be included in all HIV interventions, including access to integrated health, social, and suppo ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 6/30/2021 5:11pm
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
This UNAIDS policy brief is a response to the increasing importance of international labour migration to the global economy and the unique HIV-related risks facing international workers. Published in June 2008, it outlines the HIV-related risks that can a ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 6/27/2020 4:58pm
This 2007 Human Rights Watch report finds that while Zambia is one of many countries setting ambitious targets for rapidly scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS, women's unequal status in Zambian society grievously undermines women ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 6/27/2020 5:45pm
This brief handout provides a succinct guide to using the human rights framework in U.S. advocacy for HIV-positive women's reproductive rights. It describes different sources of international human rights law, their place in U.S. law, and how litigat ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 12/14/2019 12:56pm
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
This report reviews several studies conducted in the United States and in the developing world to determine the major barriers individuals—and in particular women—face in disclosing their HIV status to partners. While mandatory disclosure or reporting law ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 12/14/2019 1:34pm
This fact sheet provides brief arguments making the link between women's empowerment and positive health outcomes for women and newborns. It identifies specific legal, policy, and sociocultural changes that increase gender equality and how each of th ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 6/1/2016 12:52pm