CHLP fights stigma and discrimination at the intersection of HIV, race, health status, disability, class, sexuality and gender identity and expression, with a focus on criminal and public health systems. As part of this work, we support movement building that amplifies the power of individuals and communities to mobilize for change rooted in racial, gender and economic justice. We do this through legal advocacy, high-impact policy initiatives, and creation of cross-issue partnerships, networks, and resources.

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  1. 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

  2. Ian McGowan, Rectal Microbicides: Can We Make Them and Will People Use Them?, AIDS and Behavior (Feb. 2011)

    (The following summary is excerpted from the article's abtract.) The results of the CAPRISA 004 and iPrEx HIV prevention studies have demonstrated that topical or systemic use of antiretroviral agents can significantly reduce the risk of HIV acquisit ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  3. HIV Non-Disclosure and the Criminal Law: Establishing Policy Options for Ontario, Eric Mykhalovskiy, Ph.D. et al., Ontario HIV Treatment Network (2010)

     This report was written in response to the growing concerns over the use of criminal law to address the risk of sexual transmission of HIV or AIDS in Ontario, Canada. Working from interviews and surveys with many different stakeholders, the report analyz ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/9/2017 2:09pm

  4. The Rights to Contraceptive Information and Services for Women and Adolescents, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (2011)

    (Abstract Provided by the Publisher) This briefing paper examines the right to access contraceptive information and services for women and adolescents. It provides practical guidance for activists, scholars, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, go ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  5. Living With HIV, Global Network of People Living With HIV (GNP+) (2010)

    This document from the Global Network of People Living With HIV (GNP+) is designed to give an overview of the impact of the HIV epidemic from the perspective of HIV positive individuals. It analyses various factors that had an effect—either positive or ne ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/28/2017 2:18pm

  6. Master of Public Health Research Project: Unmarried Women in Ghana, Africa: Predictors of Condom Use- An Analysis of the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey/Questionnaire Database, Emilie Hill, May 2010.

    This research project evaluates data from Ghana's 2008 Demographic and Health Survey to predict condom use at last sexual encounter among unmarried women and concludes in part that education, not threat of violence, is the most significant indicator ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  7. Teenagers in the United States: Sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing, 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth, Gladys Martinez, Casey E. Copen, and Joyce C. Abma, National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Health Stat 23(31). 2011.

    This report provides data on sexual activity, contraceptive use, and experiences with childbearing of young women and men ages 15-19 in the United States between 2006-2010. The purpose of the report is to chart trends in these categories using data from t ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  8. HIV Discrimination in Dental Care: Results of a Discrimination Testing Study In Los Angeles County, Brad Sears, Christian Cooper, Fariba S. Younai, and Tom Donohoe, The Williams Institute (December 2011)

    This study measured the level of HIV-related discrimination among dentists in Los Angeles County. Researchers from the Williams Institute contacted 612 dentists' offices in 2007 and 2008 to assess their policies regarding treatment of people living w ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/15/2018 3:02pm

  9. Understanding State Departments of Health and Corrections Collaboration: A Summary of Survey Findings — Part II and Strategic Guidance towards ending criminalization-related stigma and discrimination, NASTAD (2011)

    This report by Positive Justice Project member NASTAD provides a summary of health departments' awareness of any policies and practices that unjustly sanction persons living with HIV/AIDS by criminalizing exposure and/or transmission. The survey comp ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  10. Understanding State Departments of Health and Corrections Collaboration: A Summary of Survey Findings — Part I, NASTAD (2011)

    This report by Positive Justice Project member NASTAD provides a summary of health departments' relationships with state departments of corrections (DOC) regarding prevention, care and treatment of HIV and viral hepatitis in state correctional facili ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

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