International news
Dec 02, 2018World AIDS Day 2018UNAIDS - "On World AIDS Day 2018, HIV testing is being brought into the spotlight. And for good reason. |
Dec 20, 2018UNAids chief Michel Sidibe offers to quit in June after report on ‘defective leadership’Business Live - "The report says Sidibe accepts no responsibility for anything that has gone wrong under his watch and argues that UNAids leaders have to be replaced |
Dec 20, 2018Statement: Independent Expert Panel report on abuse of power at UNAIDSwww.aidsalliance.org - "The following statement is from Christine Stegling, Executive Director of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, in response to the Independent Expert Panel’s report into allegations of abuse of power, sexual harassment and misconduct at UNAIDS. |
Dec 20, 2018UNAIDS puts forward a transformative agenda to create a model working environment at UNAIDSUNAIDS Press release - "UNAIDS outlines five key components for action that build on recommendations made by an Independent Expert Panel. UNAIDS is putting in place an agenda for change to transform UNAIDS into a model working environment for all staff that ensures safety and inclusivity and upholds the highest standards of accountability and integrity. The agenda underscores that harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power at any level, will not be tolerated and that perpetrators will be held accountable for their actions. |
Dec 16, 2018The science is clear, HIV criminalization is abusive, discriminatory and counterproductiveInternational AIDS Society - "Every year, in dozens of countries in every region of the world, people living with HIV are prosecuted for HIV non-disclosure, perceived HIV exposure or, in rare cases, allegedly knowing transmission of the virus. Some of these prosecutions are based on HIV-specific laws while others use general laws, such as assault and battery. Civil society advocates and public health experts have long decried these laws and prosecutions as a human rights violation: they stigmatize people living with HIV and discourage people from learning their HIV status. |
Dec 14, 2018Fight viruses, not people!www.gfan - "The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is today one of our most important instruments for ending AIDS, TB and Malaria by 2030. Human rights principles and the removal of barriers to access to HIV programmes, treatment and prevention are central to the implementation of programmes financed by the Global Fund." (Photo: MMS) |
Dec 08, 2018A heart that’s willing to leadInternational AIDS Society - "I never thought I would ever live a life where I was an openly HIV-positive activist. However, if we are serious about addressing the HIV epidemic, we need to equip the next generation of activists to take on the battles that must be won. |