New legal principles launched on International Women’s Day to advance decriminalization efforts
Asia Pacific women living with HIV speak out about rights violations
How harsh drug laws undermine health and human rights in Asia Pacific
On Zero Discrimination Day, countries urged to decriminalise to save lives
“Silence is better” — How the criminalisation of sex workers keeps exploitation in the shadows
UNAIDS welcomes Kenya’s High Court judgement in landmark case of involuntary sterilization of women living with HIV
UNAIDS congratulates Barbados on its decision to repeal colonial-era laws that criminalised same sex sexual relations
International Human Rights Day: ending the AIDS pandemic means respecting human rights for all
UNAIDS welcomes the recent decision of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to remove the remaining legal barriers for people living with HIV to adopt children
Criminalisation has hurt sex workers and perpetuated the AIDS pandemic. UNAIDS welcomes South Africa's call to end it.
UNAIDS welcomes the decriminalisation of same sex relations by Singapore's Parliament
UNAIDS again urges Russia to repeal 'LGBTQ propaganda' law
UNAIDS urges Russia to repeal 'LGBTQ propaganda' law
UNAIDS launches new platform on ending HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the Asia and Pacific region
Justice is never given, it is won: How Eastern Caribbean activists developed the successful strategy to defeat the laws which criminalised LGBT people.
St Kitts and Nevis becomes the latest country to declare that laws that have criminalized LGBT people are unconstitutional
UNAIDS welcomes the repeal of the law that criminalized LGBT people in Singapore
A model for serving key populations from Haiti
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thérèse Omari maintains her commitment to ending AIDS and providing a fulfilling and harmonious life for people living with HIV
Martine Somda, an activist committed to the fight against HIV in Burkina Faso, continues her fight to defend the rights of people living with HIV
The communities behind Antigua and Barbuda’s decriminalization win
UNAIDS welcomes the repeal of laws that criminalise and discriminate against LGBT people in Antigua and Barbuda
UNAIDS applauds Argentina for the approval of its new human rights-based HIV law
OHCHR report: human rights interventions are indispensable to ending AIDS for everyone by 2030
A poster exhibition highlights progress and gaps in the HIV response in eastern Europe and central Asia
UNAIDS welcomes Chile’s public apology in landmark case of involuntary sterilization of women living with HIV
UNAIDS warns that stigmatizing language on Monkeypox jeopardises public health
Keeping LGBTI people safe in times of war
“A litmus test of civilization” - How the war in Ukraine has impacted LGBTI people
Helping to break stigma and discrimination against transgender people in Brazil
UNAIDS launches Unbox Me to advocate for the rights of transgender children
UNAIDS welcomes parliament’s decision to repeal the law that criminalizes HIV transmission in Zimbabwe
Discriminatory attitudes remain common
Engaging the EU in the Global Partnership on Zero Discrimination Day
The case for anti-discrimination legislation in Jamaica
Guyana’s transgender community calls for protection under anti-discrimination laws
Parental consent laws leave adolescents vulnerable to HIV
A song to stop discrimination
International Human Rights Day: overcoming pandemics by respecting human rights for all
High-level continental seminar on the right to health and social protection in Africa
Forty years of AIDS: Equality remains central to quelling a still-potent epidemic
UNAIDS warns of millions of AIDS-related deaths and continued devastation from pandemics if leaders don’t address inequalities
Jamaican parliamentarians committed to ending discrimination
On International Drug Users’ Day, UNAIDS calls for action against the criminalization of people who use drugs and for community-led harm reduction programmes
Zero Discrimination Platform relaunched in Central African Republic
UNAIDS welcomes New Zealand’s decision to lift travel restrictions for people living with HIV
Multicountry People Living with HIV Stigma Index 2.0 study launched in Latin America
ArtPositive—art to raise awareness around HIV-related stigma and discrimination
The first but not the last: Indonesian transgender man fights for recognition
Launch of advocacy explainers on western Africa model drug law