The end of the global AIDS epidemic is within our reach. We must renew our commitment to respect human dignity and end injustice to ensure no one is left behind.
In just three decades, over 35 million people have died of AIDS, and 37 million more have been infected with HIV. The HIV epidemic has become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. It is also a crisis of law, human rights and social justice. The good news is that we now have all the evidence and tools we need to radically slow new HIV infections and stop HIV-related deaths. Paradoxically, this comes at a time when bad laws and other political obstacles are standing in the way of success.
The Global Commission on HIV and the Law undertook 18 months of extensive research, consultation, analysis and deliberation. Its sources included the testimony of more than 700 people most affected by HIV-related legal environments from 140 countries, in addition to expert submissions and the large body of scholarship on HIV, health and the law.
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FIGHTING HIV AND INJUSTICE
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Background
Take a detailed look back at the development of the Commission and the groundbreaking report ‘HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights & Health.’
Report Implementation
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Resources
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