HIV and human rights
Human rights violations against women, sexual minorities and those on the margins of society such as people who use drugs increases their vulnerability to HIV. Violations can take the form of everyday stigma and discrimination as well as the aggressive actions of police or others in authority.
Many Key Correspondents advocate for the rights of women, sex workers, sexual minorities, people who use drugs and people living with HIV. They report the human reality of rights violations as a way to bring governments to account and advocate for fairer systems that enable all members of society to stay healthy and well.
Investment needed for health and human rights of people who inject drugs
People who inject drugs remain one of the highest-risk groups for contracting HIV, but infringements of their human rights around the world threatens to derail progress on ending AIDS. more
Straight from the heart: how I became an HIV activist
I was born in Barbados and we are, at heart, a very peaceful people. But as a child I heard people speak ill of individuals because of their ethnicity, religion, class, sexual orientation and HIV status. more
Mother to child transmission of HIV in Latin America: a long walk to equity
Gender and racial inequalities in Latin America continue to hamper efforts to prevent HIV infections in children, where nearly 7,000 are newly infected each year. more
People in Uganda will die because of anti-gay law
Activists and health workers say Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law, passed in February, will lead to an increase in AIDS-related deaths among an already marginalised population. more
Indian activist: “No law can define whom I should love”
With the result of India’s general election announced on 16 May, HIV activists are gearing up to petition the new parliament on an archaic law that criminalises sexual minorities. more
Confessions of a gay man in Cameroon
Ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May) Junior gives a personal account of life in Cameroon. more
Fear for HIV response as Uganda set to criminalize virus transmission
Activists warn that the passing of Uganda’s controversial HIV bill, which criminalizes transmission of HIV, delivers a major blow to human rights. more
Uganda: HIV organisations feel the bite of anti-homosexuality legislation
Barely three months after Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act was signed into law it has started to bite, with civil society organisations under investigation for “promoting homosexuality”. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.