End Punitive Practices for Infant Feeding!
On International Human Rights Day, 10th December 2024, the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW Global), the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA), the HIV Justice Network (HJN) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) stand united to denounce punitive responses to people living with HIV who breast/chestfeed or comfort nurse. These practices are unjust, harmful, and violate fundamental human rights.
From N’Djamena to SADC & EAC Model Laws and Beyond: Revolutionising approaches to Criminalisation of HIV non-disclosure & exposure
ARASA in collaboration with the HIV Justice Worldwide (HJWW) Consortium, convened a two-day meeting involving policy and law makers, members of the judiciary, lawyers, parliamentarians and representatives from civil society organisations from the East African, SADC regions and global North to revisit alternative approaches towards criminalisation and to accelerate a sustained momentum, strengthen collective action.
Decriminalising HIV – Recommendations for Legislators
Based on the research, studies and consultations that informed the report Decriminalising HIV: Strategies and best practice for legislators, The Global Equalities Caucus has identified several common themes across different regions and contexts and proposes 10 recommendations for legislators working to decriminalise HIV.