European Court upholds Criminalization of Sex Work not Workers' Rights
The ECtHR has upheld France's law criminalizing the purchase of sexual services, even between consenting adults, which threatens sex workers' rights across Europe.
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AIDS 2024: HIV Epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Worsens
In Eastern Europe and Central Asia the HIV epidemic is growing rapidly driven by injecting drug use and unprotected sex. In every other region it has slowed and mortality has decreased.
AIDS 2024: Decriminalizing Sex Work is a Human Rights Imperative
Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, participated in a panel focusing on decriminalizing sex work for effective HIV response.
AIDS 2024: HIV is Inherently Political
AIDS conferences have a long history of activism and global politics. This year the US election, the need to replenish the Global Fund, and funding for other pressing global problems, feature.
AIDS 2024: Politics and Human Rights
AIDS 2024 had a strong emphasis on HIV, human rights, and politics. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Administrator of the UNDP, gave a talk: “Global Health is a Matter of Global Politics”.
AIDS 2024: Support for Community-led Human Rights Initiatives Needed Urgently
Front-line activists described the rise since 2023 in repressive laws and policies targeting marginalized communities around the world at the 25th International AIDS Conference.
AIDS 2024: Hitting Targets
An underlying theme at AIDS 2024 is attention to global targets and if the “global HIV strategy” (if there is such a singular thing) is on track or off.
Human Rights at AIDS 2024
AIDS 2024 is open, writes our Editor in Chief Joe Amon. There is a searchable online program with 2,557 abstracts.
Health and Human Rights at Stake in the US Election
The outcome of the US federal election in November will impact the health and human rights of millions of people across the globe. US commitment to global health is essential.
Right to Self-determined Death, European Court, and European Convention on Human Rights
by Sarthak Gupta
On June 13th, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Daniel Karsai v. Hungary, held that there is no right to self-determined death under the European Convention of Human Rights