"The HIV justice movement was born out of crisis, but it is sustained by hope. We know change is possible – because we’ve seen it. But now we cannot take any of that progress for granted." My friend Edwin Bernard's call to action on
#HIVcriminalisation in Casablanca this week.
https://www.hivjustice.net/news/humanising-the-law-harnessing-science-and-community-voices-to-end-hiv-criminalisation/Humanising the Law: Harnessing Science and<br/> Community Voices to End HIV Criminalisation
The HIV Justice Network (HJN) is the leading community-based NGO building a co-ordinated, effective global response to punitive laws and policies that impact people living with HIV in all our diversities.
The US state of Maryland has repealed its unjust and stigmatising
#HIVcriminalisation law. Thirty-nine US states still have laws like this on the statute books.
https://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/news/maryland-repeals-hiv-criminalization-law #HIVlaw
Maryland Repeals HIV Criminalization Law | The Center for HIV Law and Policy
The governor of Maryland signed a bill repealing the state’s HIV criminal offense, making it the fifth state to do so and the second state to do so in the last 60 days.
The repeal of an unfair and unscientific
#HIVcriminalisation law in Zimbabwe three years ago was a major milestone in the global fight against
#HIV criminalisation. A new report and video documentary from the HIV Justice Network explores the strategies used and impact of the campaign to repeal the law.
https://www.hivjustice.net/news/new-case-study-and-documentary-examines-how-zimbabwe-repealed-its-hiv-criminalisation-law/New case study and documentary examines how Zimbabwe repealed its HIV criminalisation law
The HIV Justice Network (HJN) is the leading community-based NGO building a co-ordinated, effective global response to punitive laws and policies that impact people living with HIV in all our diversities.
While not as widespread as
#HIVcriminalisation laws, there are jurisdictions that also criminalise
#hepC. This @CtrHIVLawPolicy fact sheet explains why punishment is not a public health strategy.
http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/fact-sheet-punishment-not-a-public-health-strategy-criminalization-viral-hepatitis #hivlawFact Sheet: Punishment is Not a Public Health Strategy: The Criminalization of Viral Hepatitis | The Center for HIV Law and Policy
Paul Kidd 
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