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

We'll be continuing this conversation throughout #AIDS2026. Come and meet us in the Global Village (Booth 150) #ZeroStigmaDay #HIVJustice

Together, they discourage HIV testing, reduce engagement with care, undermine treatment adherence and increase barriers to prevention. The result is simple: Less health. More fear. More HIV.

Stigma and HIV criminalisation reinforce one another. Stigma makes punitive laws politically acceptable. Criminalisation then embeds stigma in law, legitimising fear, blame and discrimination.

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...

From science to storytelling, policy to community mobilisation, our focus remains the same: ending unjust laws and advancing dignity, evidence and justice for people living with HIV everywhere. More details on our activities, events and collaborations coming soon.

We’ll be sharing new research, amplifying community voices, supporting partners and advocates from around the world, and pushing back against HIV criminalisation, stigma and discriminatory laws that continue to undermine public health and human rights.

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

To help you reduce uncertainty, we compiled this information from various sources and the experiences of a global team of consultants. Visit our FAQs available at positivedestinations.info #TravelWithHIV #MigrantHealth #HIV #PositiveTravel #Holidays

Are you planning your next adventure? Have you planned around your meds? Each person is unique, each experience unrepeatable, and what works in one place for one person may not be optimal for someone else or in another place.

The statement serves as an indisputable shield against prosecution by presenting global scientific agreement rather than a single expert opinion. Save this post for future reference. Read more at www.hivjustice.net/publication/...

It was specifically designed to ensure that a correct, up-to-date understanding of HIV transmission risks, treatment effectiveness, and forensics informs the application of criminal law.

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.

Punitive, discriminatory and unscientific laws continue to undermine public health, fuel stigma, discourage testing and treatment, and harm the communities most affected by #HIV. We cannot end AIDS while criminalisation, exclusion and inequality remain embedded in legal systems and public policy.

As the world gathers for the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, there will once again be debates over rights, language, and community leadership. But one principle should not be controversial: HIV justice must be recognised as central to ending the HIV pandemic. #UNGA #HLM #HIV #justice #UNAIDS

This book is essential reading for advocates, researchers, and anyone committed to legal justice. Read more and help spread the word: www.hivjustice.net/news/powerfu... #CriminalizedLives #HIVJustice #HumanRights #LegalReform