Stories about human rights and HIV

AIDS is at a crossroads: Take the rights path on Human Rights Day to end...

Global celebrities unite behind UNAIDS’ call for world leaders to “take...

Christoforos Mallouris: From personal struggle to collective strength

Evelyn Siula: A journey of strength and solidarity

New Asia Pacific healthcare provider toolkit serves people having chemsex

Peru approves groundbreaking law to extend health coverage for migrants...

Can this innovation change the way people think about HIV?

UNAIDS statement on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Georgia

Women living with HIV continue to face violations of their sexual and...

Decriminalization of LGBTQ+ people saves lives

A transformative journey: Parisa's decades-long battle against HIV stigma...

UNAIDS welcomes the adoption of a key HIV resolution by the Human Rights...

UNAIDS applauds Namibian High Court's decision to declare unconstitutional...

UNAIDS stands with LGBTQ+ communities worldwide as PRIDE celebrations get...

UNAIDS calls for the protection of human rights on the International Day...

UNAIDS expresses deep concern over the passing of new anti-LGBT...

UNAIDS welcomes Court’s ruling to protect the rights of LGBTQ people in...

UNAIDS notes the judgment of the Constitutional Court of Uganda which has...

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima responds to the passage of the...

On the 10th anniversary of Zero Discrimination Day UNAIDS calls for the...

Statement from UNAIDS on the decision of the High Court of St. Vincent and...

Countries take practical steps forward towards eliminating discrimination

UNAIDS Executive Director: let women and girls lead to protect and advance...

Tajikistan takes a positive step towards decriminalization of HIV exposure...

Seeking justice for HIV-related discrimination in the workplace in...

To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights

Executive Director of UNAIDS awarded ‘Most outspoken Ally of the Year’ for...

On World AIDS Day, UNAIDS, the European Union and partners call for an end...

Ahead of World AIDS Day UNAIDS is calling for urgent support to Let...

Indian partners reflect on a year after sex workers’ human rights affirmed

The United Nations welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to decriminalize...

Addressing violence against women sex workers in Peru

New report from UNAIDS shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 and outlines...

Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Global Fund, UNAIDS and PEPFAR on...

Brazil announces its commitment to the global initiative against HIV-...

Virtual course on HIV, gender and human rights: empowering medical...

UNAIDS urges all countries to decriminalise homosexuality as a vital step...

A rainbow of hope for LGBTQI+ people in rural Japan

Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Bill would harm public health

Cook Islands’ original path toward equality

UNAIDS welcomes the decriminalisation of same-sex relations by the Cook...

UNAIDS urges the Government of Uganda to not enact harmful law that...

New legal principles launched on International Women’s Day to advance...

Asia Pacific women living with HIV speak out about rights violations

How harsh drug laws undermine health and human rights in Asia Pacific

On Zero Discrimination Day, countries urged to decriminalise to save lives

“Silence is better” — How the criminalisation of sex workers keeps...

UNAIDS welcomes Kenya’s High Court judgement in landmark case of...

UNAIDS congratulates Barbados on its decision to repeal colonial-era laws...

International Human Rights Day: ending the AIDS pandemic means respecting...

UNAIDS welcomes the recent decision of the government of the Republic of...

Criminalisation has hurt sex workers and perpetuated the AIDS pandemic....

UNAIDS welcomes the decriminalisation of same sex relations by Singapore's...

UNAIDS again urges Russia to repeal 'LGBTQ propaganda' law

UNAIDS urges Russia to repeal 'LGBTQ propaganda' law

UNAIDS launches new platform on ending HIV-related stigma and...

Justice is never given, it is won: How Eastern Caribbean activists...

St Kitts and Nevis becomes the latest country to declare that laws that...

UNAIDS welcomes the repeal of the law that criminalized LGBT people in...

A model for serving key populations from Haiti

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thérèse Omari maintains her...

Martine Somda, an activist committed to the fight against HIV in Burkina...

The communities behind Antigua and Barbuda’s decriminalization win

UNAIDS welcomes the repeal of laws that criminalise and discriminate...

UNAIDS applauds Argentina for the approval of its new human rights-based...

OHCHR report: human rights interventions are indispensable to ending AIDS...

A poster exhibition highlights progress and gaps in the HIV response in...

UNAIDS welcomes Chile’s public apology in landmark case of involuntary...

UNAIDS warns that stigmatizing language on Monkeypox jeopardises public...

Keeping LGBTI people safe in times of war

“A litmus test of civilization” - How the war in Ukraine has impacted...

Helping to break stigma and discrimination against transgender people in...

UNAIDS launches Unbox Me to advocate for the rights of transgender children

UNAIDS welcomes parliament’s decision to repeal the law that criminalizes...

Discriminatory attitudes remain common

Engaging the EU in the Global Partnership on Zero Discrimination Day

The case for anti-discrimination legislation in Jamaica

Guyana’s transgender community calls for protection under anti-...

Parental consent laws leave adolescents vulnerable to HIV

A song to stop discrimination

International Human Rights Day: overcoming pandemics by respecting human...

High-level continental seminar on the right to health and social...

Forty years of AIDS: Equality remains central to quelling a still-potent...

UNAIDS warns of millions of AIDS-related deaths and continued devastation...

Jamaican parliamentarians committed to ending discrimination

On International Drug Users’ Day, UNAIDS calls for action against the...

Zero Discrimination Platform relaunched in Central African Republic

UNAIDS welcomes New Zealand’s decision to lift travel restrictions for...

Multicountry People Living with HIV Stigma Index 2.0 study launched in...

ArtPositive—art to raise awareness around HIV-related stigma and...

The first but not the last: Indonesian transgender man fights for...

Launch of advocacy explainers on western Africa model drug law

Community-led initiative helps LGBTI migrants to learn their rights in...

UNAIDS strongly supports calls for the rejection of draft law targeting...

UNAIDS welcomes Chile’s recognition of responsibility for violating the...

Defending rights and overcoming fear in Kyrgyzstan

UNAIDS strongly condemns violence against LGBTI activists in Tbilisi,...

UNAIDS calls on Hungary to immediately remove amendments discriminatory to...

Gender equality and justice critical for ending AIDS

Prioritizing human rights to end inequalities and end AIDS