HIV Justice Network
@hivjustice.net
The leading community-based NGO building co-ordinated, effective global responses to punitive laws and policies that impact people living with HIV in all our diversities #HIVcriminalisation #HIVJustice #HIVJUSTICEWORLDWIDE #HIVtravel #PositiveDestinations
The latest HIV Justice Network Newsletter is here! Inside: highlights from #AIDS2026, our new global Guidance on HIV decriminalisation, groundbreaking research and the latest from HJN's work advancing HIV justice worldwide. Read now: mailchi.mp/hivjustice.n... #HIVJustice #EndHIVCriminalisation
This afternoon at #AIDS2026, our Executive Director, Edwin Bernard, will present new research on HIV criminalisation as a form of structural violence. 📅 Today, Thursday 30 July 🕟 16:30–17:30 📍 Room 203 OAF32: Criminalized, but still we rise #AIDS2026 #HIVJustice #EndHIVCriminalisation
It’s today! 📍 Join us at 10:45 in the Global Village Session Room for the official launch of the Guidance on Good Practices in HIV Decriminalisation. We'd love to see you there! #AIDS2026 #HIVJustice
⏰ Set your alarm for tomorrow’s morning plenary! HJN Supervisory Board member ✨Immaculate Owomugisha Bazare✨ will be a featured speaker in Thursday morning’s plenary focusing on HIV decriminalisation and human rights. 📅 PL03: Breaking Down Silos programme.aids2026.org/Programme/Se... #AIDS2026
Join us at 16:30 in the Global Village Workshop Room for: 🔸 Breastfeeding is not a crime! Building a consensus against surveillance, coercion and punishment 💡 Add it to your reminders now so you don't miss it! 🧠 Breakout discussions in English, Spanish and Russian #AIDS2026 #BreastfeedingIsNotACrime
What do global HIV criminalisation trends and healthcare have in common? They both show that HIV criminalisation causes harm – not only to people living with HIV, but also to healthcare, public health and human rights. Come and discuss how can we work to end HIV criminalisation. #AIDS2026
Add these Global Village sessions to your AIDS 2026 agenda! 📅 Wednesday 29 July 🔸 Breastfeeding is not a crime! Building a consensus against surveillance, coercion and punishment 📅 Thursday 30 July 🔹 Practical tools for community action against HIV criminalisation #AIDS2026 #HIVJustice
We're ready to welcome you to AIDS 2026! Stop by the HIV Justice Network booth to meet the team, explore our latest resources and connect with advocates from around the world. Find out where, when and how to meet the HJN team at AIDS 2026. Link in bio. #AIDS2026 #HIVJustice
Looking for practical tools to strengthen your HIV justice advocacy? Join us for the official launch of the Guidance on Good Practices in HIV Decriminalisation. 📅 Thursday 30 July ⏰ 10:45–11:45 💡 Add it to your conference agenda – we'd love to see you there. #AIDS2026 #HIVJustice
Join us in an interactive workshop 🔸explore criminalisation and other punitive responses to women living with HIV who breastfeed, 🔸bring together community advocates, researchers and clinicians to build consensus around rights-based, evidence-informed approaches. #AIDS2026 #HIVJustice
If you are fortunate enough to be attending AIDS 2026 in Rio, drop by the HIV Justice Network booth (150) in Pavilion 2 of the Global Village to explore our latest work on HIV justice Information about legal rights, travel regulations, and access to our digital tools. #AIDS2026 #HIVJustice
HIV criminalisation is rooted in structural stigma. It shifts the response to HIV away from health, support and prevention, and towards blame, punishment and the search for someone to hold responsible.
We're heading to #AIDS2026! Join us in Rio for: • Guidance on Good Practices in HIV Decriminalisation launch • Breastfeeding is not a crime! workshop • new research presentations and posters • our Global Village booth and more #HIVjusticeRio www.hivjustice.net/news/hiv-jus...
HIV criminalisation sits at the crossroads of law, science and stigma. Understanding it requires trusted information. The HIV Justice Academy Resource Library brings together legal resources, scientific evidence, policy guidance, lived experiences and advocacy tools. academy.hivjustice.net
The latest #HIVJustice News is out now. This issue is led by our 2025 Annual Report, reflecting on a year of progress, partnership and purpose. You'll also find a preview of our #AIDS2026 activities in Rio and the latest HIV justice news from around the world. Read more: mailchi.mp/hivjustice.n...
Later this month at #AIDS2026, the HIV Justice Network will be highlighting why HIV justice remains essential to an effective, rights-based HIV response. #AIDS2026 #Rio #RethinkRebuildRise #HIV #HumanRights www.aids2026.org
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Published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) by 20 leading scientists, the Expert Consensus Statement provides clear, peer-reviewed evidence to prevent miscarriages of justice.
On this #SupportDontPunish Global Day of Action, we stand with people who use drugs and call for an end to criminalisation. Punitive drug laws don’t protect – they punish. They fuel stigma, worsen health, and compound existing harms – especially when intersecting with #HIV criminalisation.
Looking for a powerful read on HIV, human rights and legal reform? Based on 24 extensive interviews conducted across Canada, Alexander McClelland illustrates how applying HIV criminalisation laws disproportionately harms vulnerable groups.
In addition to providing information on global trends regarding HIV criminalisation, last year we conducted a thorough review of the state of HIV criminalisation in the Commonwealth.
Our global research highlights a troubling contradiction: while blood donation is celebrated as a humanitarian act, people living with HIV in many countries still face criminalisation driven by stigma and outdated assumptions rather than science. #Health #WHO #HIVcriminalisation #WorldBloodDonorDay
HJN will be bringing #HIVjustice advocacy to #AIDS2026 through presentations, posters, community engagement, and our Global Village presence, amplifying voices and experiences from across the movement. Find out more in the latest HIV Justice News: mailchi.mp/hivjusti.../... #HIVJusticeRio
The WHO celebrates World Blood Donor Day as a "powerful act of solidarity" intended to ensure a safe and steady blood supply for all who need it. However, our global research reveals a startling contradiction... #WorldBloodDonorDay
Curious about the birth story of HJN? What began as a solitary effort to document unjust laws via a small blog has evolved into a powerhouse global network. Discover how one voice became a chorus for justice. www.hivjustice.net/news/humanis...
On International Sex Workers Day, we reiterate our call for the full decriminalisation of sex work and the end of HIV criminalisation. academy.hivjustice.net/resource-lib...
We are living in the era of treatment as prevention, yet our laws are stuck in the past. Many HIV-specific criminal laws rely on outdated science and moral panic rather than evidence.
Looking to deepen your impact or take your first step into HIV justice work? The #HIV Justice Academy is free, global, and built for people who want to learn – and then do something with that knowledge. Start today and be part of the movement to end HIV criminalisation. academy.hivjustice.net
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