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Oslo declaration on HIV criminalisation
The Oslo declaration prepared by international civil society in Oslo, Norway on 13th February 2012 outlines the importance of a cohesive, evidence-informed approach to use of criminal law relating to HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission. Urges Ministries of Health and Justice, public health officials, policymakers and criminal justice system actors to ensure a proportionate response to…
10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission Harms Women
This publication argues that applying criminal law to HIV exposure or transmission does nothing to address the epidemic of gender-based violence or the deep economic, social, and political inequalities that are at the root of women’s and girls’ disproportionate vulnerability to HIV.
Criminal Law, Public Health and HIV Transmission: A Policy Options Paper
This publication from UNAIDS proposes principles to guide thinking about law and policy on criminal law and HIV, considers alternative to criminalization, and makes recommendations about appropriate use of criminal sanctions and coercive public health measures.
Constructing an “HIV-Killer”: HIV Non-Disclosure and the Techniques of Vilification
The author analyzed government documents and publications, news items, and some court materials from a Canadian criminal case to identify patterns and common themes. The article outlines five vilification techniques used by authorities and reporters to characterize people living with HIV (PLHIV) who do not disclose their status to a sexual partner as dangerous.
Ending & Defending Against HIV Criminalization – A Manual for Advocates: Vol. 2 - A Legal Toolkit: Resources for Attorneys Handling HIV-Related Prosecutions
This Legal Toolkit is part of the ‘Ending and Defending Against HIV Criminalization, A Manual for Advocates’series produced by the US-based Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) for the Positive Justice Project. The Toolkit includes charts, articles, guidance, case law, legal analysis, scientific data and citations to empirical studies on the impact of HIV criminalization on individuals affected…
Ending and Defending Against HIV Criminalization: A manual for advocates. Vol 3: This is how we win. A Toolkit for community Advocates
This publication developed by HIV Justice Project from the USA contains numerous criminalisation documents, including Ten things anyone can do to help end HIV criminalization, How a Bill becomes a law, State-level legislative advocacy cheat sheet, How to talk about HIV criminalization with elected officials, media and others.
Women and HIV criminalization
This policy brief represents the view, as women living with HIV, of the current state of criminalization of HIV among women in Canada and the United States after reviewing academic and grey literature, statutes and policies and an unpublished survey of membership. ICW-NA members highlighted their concern about stigma and discrimination in the justice system related to HIV non-disclosure.
Global tuberculosis report 2018
WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context of recommended global TB strategies and targets endorsed by WHO’s Member States and broader…
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of People Most Affected by HIV: The Right to Development
“Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of People Most Affected by HIV: The Right to Development” is the focus of the 2016 NGO Delegation Report to the Program Coordinating Board (PCB) of UNAIDS. The report is situated within the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
It reviews the international commitments that describe and underpin the right to…
The UNAIDS we need must leave no one behind: getting to zero includes all of us (the 10–10–10)
The 2017 NGO Delegation Report to the UNAIDS PCB, The UNAIDS we need must leave no one behind: Getting to zero includes all of us (the 10–10–10), seeks to highlight the inequity and neglect faced by individuals and communities that are disproportionately affected by HIV and have long been neglected and in some cases not even recognized in HIV responses at various levels (local, national, regional…
Strategic Framework of AIDS Action Europe - STRONGER TOGETHER 2018-2021
The AAE Steering Committee has defined an overall strategy and clear agenda spanning 2018-2021
that align AAE’s work with these growing concerns. Through this, we will strengthen our response
to the epidemic, maintain our commitments and provide a framework in which we can prioritise our
actions. It is AAE’s duty to keep HIV/AIDS, TB and viral hepatitis as priorities on EU, national and
regional…
MILES TO GO The reposnse to HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The HIV epidemic in eastern Europe and central Asia has grown by 30% since 2010, reflecting insufficient political commitment and domestic investment in national AIDS responses across much of the region. Regional trends depend a great deal on progress in the Russian Federation, which is home to 70% of people living with HIV in the region. Outside of the Russian Federation, the rate of new HIV…
HIV disclosure without consent linked to increased risk of verbal and physical violence against women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
This study examines the prevalence and correlates of violence against women living with HIV due to HIV status in Metro Vancouver and examines the particular impact of non-voluntary HIV disclosure. Found that WLWH who had their HIV status disclosed without consent had 5-fold increased risk of experiencing HIV-related violence. Suggests that the criminalisation of HIV non-disclosure may contribute…
Nondisclosure Prosecutions and HIV Prevention: Results From an Ottawa-Based Gay Men’s Sex Survey
This report details the relationships between nondisclosure prosecutions and STI/HIV testing practices. Only a minority of survey participants reported that HIV criminal prosecutions affected their willingness to get tested for HIV, or made them afraid to speak with nurses and physicians about their sexual practices. However, that group may also be at higher risk of HIV infection, reporting…
COBATEST Network: Community-Based Voluntary Counselling and Testing in Europe 2017 Report
The COBATEST Network seeks to standardise the collection of high-quality CBVCT data across Europe to support programming and improve services for CBVCT clients. This report presents the testing activity of 38 members from 16 European countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Macedonia and Moldova) in…
Criminalization of Women Living with HIV: Non-Disclosure, Exposure and Transmission
This publication seeks repeal of laws that criminalize non-intentional HIV exposure or transmission, and an end to laws that single out women living with HIV or people living with HIV for prosecution or increased punishment solely related to their HIV status. Argues criminal laws should only be used in extraordinary cases of intentional exposure or transmission.
Access to HCV related services in prison settings in Europe: A community perspective
In the frame of the Hepatitis Access Needs (HAND) project, the EATG conducted desk research and interviews in the area of access to services related to hepatitis C in prison settings across Europe. Here are a report of the results and a set of recommendations.
"My first 48 hours out" - Naloxone-on-Release: Guidelines for naloxone provision upon release from prison and other custodial settings
This work is a product of the project “My first 48 hours out – comprehensive approaches to pre and post prison release interventions for drug users in the criminal justice system”.
For prisoners with a history of drug use, in particular opioid use, the risks related to drug use, in particular overdose and death are extremely high in the immediate period after release from prison, due to high…
TRAINING MANUAL ON HIV AND HCV RAPID TESTING IN LOW-THRESHOLD SETTINGS FOR PWUD
This training manual was developed within the EU-funded programme, Joint Action on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Tuberculosis among People Who Inject Drugs in Europe (HA-REACT). The manual is designed to be a complete tool to provide staff in low-threshold settings the knowledge, skills and techniques needed for testing people who use drugs for HIV and HCV and linking them to needed care.
The content…
The Global Criminalisation Scan Report 2010
This report gives a global overview of the extent to which criminal and other laws have been used to prosecute people living with HIV for HIV transmission and exposure. The full impact of these laws on the human rights of people living with HIV and on access to treatment, care and support has yet to be fully understood. However, the evidence presented here shows that there is no correlation…
An unlikely ending: ending AIDS by 2030 without sustainable funding for the community-led response
The 2016 NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB Report is entitled An unlikely ending: ending AIDS by 2030 without sustainable funding for the community-led response. This report provides an overview of the global consensus on the need for a well-resourced community response to HIV. It outlines some of the key barriers faced by communities in terms of accessing funding from donors, and provides…
Progress report on access to hepatitis C treatment. Focus on overcoming barriers in low- and middle-income countries
Increased access to highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is revolutionizing the prospect of ending HCV epidemics. Globally, the number of people who initiated DAA-based treatment for HCV rose between 2015 and 2016, from approximately 1 million to 1.5 million.
This report updates the first edition, published in 2016, and…
SUMMARY OF THE 2ND PERIODIC TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE JOINT ACTION ON HIV AND CO-INFECTION PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION (HA-REACT)
This publication summarizes activities of the Joint Action on HIV and Co-infection Prevention and Harm Reduction (HA-REACT), which were carried out in the time from October 2016 to September 2017.
The HA-REACT addresses existing gaps in the prevention of HIV and other co-infections, especially tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis.
Women and the Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure
This publication outlines the history of HIV prosecutions against women in Canada and why criminalization is bad for women. Includes recommendations for reform.
Access to HCV related services in prison settings in Europe: A community perspective
The following report is a part of the research component and has been prepared by EATG members and associates. It covers the topic of HCV in the penitentiary system and consists of a general overview of the situation in the WHO Europe region and a more in-depth snapshot of six case countries. All data collection on the case countries was conducted by local people, working with non-governmental…
Accessing HIV prevention, testing, treatment care and support in Europe as a migrant with irregular status in Europe: A comparative 16-country legal survey
In the 2014-2015 project phase the European HIV Legal Forum produced a comparative legal report based on legal survey from 10 European countries (France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Spain and the United Kingdom). In the latest project phase of 2016-2017, the EHLF was extended to 15 countries and delivered an updated legal report and advocacy tool. One of the…
Public health guidance on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings
This document provides EU/EEA Member States with evidence-based scientific advice on active case finding options. These options can be applied to the planning and implementation of interventions that promote the early diagnosis of communicable diseases in prison settings.
CBVCT Services - Current obstacles and opportunities
This Advocacy Tool addresses gaps and challenges for the cross-sectoral cooperation in the field of CBVCT in Europe. This study assembles the opinions and ideas of different stakeholders who provided very diverse points of view on the subject, because as they play different roles at the national and European levels and come from different countries. Their opinions and ideas, together with some…
Poster "Good News for people living with HIV"
People who are diagnosed with HIV are vulnerable. Being diagnosed with HIV has effects on self-behavior and behavior within the society. People living with HIV could feel isolated and are in need of support, given the fact that prejudice and ignorance exists regarding HIV-infections.
Results of the research about AIDS-dissidents in Russia show that lack of knowledge and contradictory information…
Analytical report based on the results ofthe study"Chemsex and drug use among MSM in Kyiv: new challenges", 2017
The analytical report was prepared in the framework of the study "Chemsex and Drug Use among MSM in Kyiv: New Challenges", which was implemented by the public organization "ALLIANCE. GLOBAL". The purpose of the study was to find out how the use of drugs, psychotropic substances and / or certain medications affects sexual behavior and mental health of MSM and how to minimize the risk of…