Four decades after the first cases of AIDS were recorded, more than 75 million people have acquired the disease worldwide.Scientists agree that the epidemic is far from over and, even with major treatment advances and improvement in understanding the illness, hurdles remain in the effort to eradicate the disease. The legal environment—laws, enforcement and justice systems—has immense potential to better the lives of HIV-positive people and to help turn the crisis around. However, the legal system has been used to perpetuate stigma, undercut public health, and create negative outcomes for women, sex workers, people of color, and LGBTQ communities. This workshop will examine the progress that has been made in protecting the rights of people living with HIV, how those rights are currently being threatened, and what can be done to protect them in the future.
AIDS at 40: Reflections on HIV Law and Policy and The Road Ahead
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