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Declaration of rights for people living with HIV/AIDS

Story • 18 November 2005

Full text of the revised Declaration of Rights for People Living with HIV/AIDS, launched at the NAPWA Conference on 19 November. read more »

Fiji outlaws HIV discrimination

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 25 February 2011

Fiji has made it unlawful to discriminate against people with HIV.

The HIV/AIDS Decree 2011 was adopted by the government this month, winning praise locally and internationally.

Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation legal trainer and policy analyst, Laitia Tamata, says the decree represents years of hard work by many people to give PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHAPerson (or People) Living with HIV/AIDS.. a legal avenue to challenge discrimination. read more »

An end to stigma

Story • Sean Slavin • 28 January 2011

The stigma of HIV is something we can live without. And with your help we can make a start.

We want to hear from all sorts of people, particularly positve women, about what it means to be positive. read more »

AIDS 2010 opens with calls to action on human rights and the hope for a cure

Story • Paul Kidd • 20 July 2010

The XVIII International AIDS Conference has officially started with an opening session focusing heavily on the need for action on human rights and a call by an Australian researcher for greater focus on the prospect of a cure for HIV. read more »

HIV legal website launched

Positive Living article • www.aidslex.org • 4 March 2010
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AIDSLEX is an international tool for activists, community organisations, researchers, policymakers, journalists, health workers and anyone who wants quick and easy access to a wide range of resources about HIV, human rights and the law.

The central component of the website is a database of over 2700 documents (and growing) on a range of human rights and legal issues related to HIV. read more »

NAPWA represented at National Human Rights Consultation Committee meeting

Story • Graham Stocks • 11 September 2009

NAPWA’s Deputy Director, Dr John Rule, along with representatives from GBLTI organisations, attended a meeting with Mary Kostakidis and Father Frank Brennan of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee. read more »

Govt to urge neighbours not to discriminate

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 5 June 2009

The Rudd Government will encourage Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbours to introduce laws that protect people with HIV and homosexually active men from discrimination. read more »

NAPWA Positive Women endorse new Terms of reference (TOR)

Story • Scott Lockhart • 30 January 2008

NAPWA positve women have recently endorsed new Terms of reference for the advisory group. read more »

Declaration of rights: launch speech

Story • David Buchanan SC • 23 November 2005

The full text of the speech by Mr David Buchanan SC at the launch of the Declaration of Rights for People Living with HIV/AIDS on 18 November 2005. read more »

Launch of the Declaration of Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS

Media release • 19 November 2005

There are sound legal, ethical and practical reasons for protecting the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, a conference in Adelaide has been told. read more »

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