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CHLP publishes a diverse range of materials from fact sheets and advocacy documents to legal briefs, guides, and reports.

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Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies

Testimony Before the New York City Council on Student Health Services, Comprehensive Health Education, and Sexual Health Educational Training (2015)

CHLP testimony before New York City Council committees called for a resolution supporting written guarantees of LGBTQ-inclusive sexual and reproductive health and literacy services for youth in out of home care.

The PJP Update - October 2015

The October 2015 edition of the PJP Update from the Positive Justice Project includes news about federal advocacy and action steps on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Updated to 2020, a report on the Ohio Recodification Committee set to review criminal code, as well as poliocy updates from around the country.

The PJP Update - September 2015

The September 2015 issue of the PJP Update from the Positive Justice Project includes news about federal advocacy efforts to curb HIV criminalization, including a report from a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. On the state level, read about the release of the PJP Steering Committee's Principles for HIV Criminal Law Reform as well as updates from around the country. We also have updates on criminal cases as well as new tools for state and federal advocacy.

Fact Sheet on Michael Johnson, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (March 2015)

Michael Johnson, a young gay Black man living with HIV was sentenced to 30½ years under Missouri’s antiquated HIV felony law. This factsheet was prepared by CHLP to support advocacy around Michael's case leading up to and during the trial.

Community/NGO Statements & Resolutions

Statement on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2015)

This statement addresses 1) broad public ignorance about HIV, STIs and identities associated with stigmatized diseases; 2) the criminalization of HIV; 3) HIV related discrimination in criminal justice and immigration detention facilities, and in the military; and 4) the need for focused prevention, health services and policy reform on behalf of sex workers and people who inject drugs.

Routes, Risks and Realities of HIV Transmission and Care: Current Scientific Knowledge and Medical Treatment, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2017)

This fact sheet is part of a larger effort to replace that ignorance with information about what is currently well-known about how HIV is and is not transmitted, and how modern HIV care has transformed the health and longevity of people living with HIV.

Positive Justice Project Highlights for 2014, Positive Justice Project (2014)

The Positive Justice Project (PJP), a national coalition of organizations and advocates working to end HIV criminalization, is leading the fight against laws and policies that subject people living with HIV to arrest and punishment based on gross ignorance about the routes, risks and consequences

Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies

The State of Civil and Human Rights in the United States, Testimony of The Center for HIV Law and Policy to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights (2014)

This written testimony, authored by The Center for HIV Law and Policy, was submitted to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights on December 8, 2014.

Letters and Other Advocacy Documents

Declaración de Consenso Sobre la Criminalización del VIH, El Proyecto de Justicia Positiva (2014)

Letters and Other Advocacy Documents

Comments and Questions for White House ONAP Listening Forum (2014)

Dwayne Wright, a legal intern with The Center for HIV Law and Policy, prepared comments and questions for the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) Listening Forum in Brooklyn, New York.

White Papers and Reports

Comments and Recommendations for Reform of HIV Policies in the Military, CHLP (2014)

The Center for HIV Law and Policy issued comments and recommendations on the Department of Defense’s (DOD) comprehensive review of the military justice system, including the structure and operation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies

Teen SENSE Testimony Before the New York City Council on Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Young Women in State Custody (2014)

The New York City Council's Committees on Juvenile Justice and Women's Issues held a joint hearing on June 17, 2014, on sexual and reproductive health care for young women in state custody.