Tag: Now More Than Ever
Why are human rights so central to the AIDS response, in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, as everywhere else?
This piece has been re-posted from Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Now More Than Ever, a partner of HIV Prevention Justice Alliance. By: Michel Kazatchkine I am thrilled to have been appointed, last Friday, as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Eastern Europe is the region of the [...]
Why human rights must occupy the centre of the global AIDS response
This piece has been re-posted from Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Now More Than Ever, a partner of HIV Prevention Justice Alliance. By: Michel Sidibé It is outrageous that, in 2012, when we have everything we need to beat AIDS, we are still fighting prejudice, stigma, and exclusion—not just in homes and in the streets, but [...]
Bad Laws Hindering the Global Response to HIV
This piece has been re-posted from Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Now More Than Ever, a partner of HIV Prevention Justice Alliance. By: David Scamell The US immigration rules place restrictions on the ability of sex workers and people who use drugs to enter the country, and have meant that the voices of two key populations [...]
A Call to Change U.S. Policy on Sex Work and HIV
This piece has been re-posted from Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Now More Than Ever, a partner of HIV Prevention Justice Alliiance. By Sienna Baskin The International AIDS Conference (IAC) presents a golden opportunity to engage with those that have been most affected by the global HIV/AIDS crisis. Sex workers worldwide have been deeply affected by [...]
HIV ‘Treatment as Prevention’ Agenda Can’t Effectively Move Forward Without a Major Focus on Human Rights
This piece has been re-posted from Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Now More Than Ever, a partner of HIV Prevention Justice Alliiance. By Julio Montaner Over the next week, world leaders, delegates and community advocates from around the world will meet in Washington D.C. for the XIX International AIDS Conference. There, they’ll define and create a [...]
