Maria de Bruyn's blog

Human rights defenders often put their own lives on the line to promote and protect all of our rights.  Today we celebrate the women living with HIV and others who advocate for sexual and reproductive rights in the context of HIV and AIDS.

More than 10 panels and roundtables at the International AIDS conference argued for decriminalization of sex work, drug use and sexual identity. 

Women leaders at the International AIDS Conference identified key priorities, such as increasing engagement generational and geographic boundaries and demanding more funding for advocacy on sex, sexuality and gender in the HIV epidemic.

Youth advocates at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women challenged a multi-generational, multinational audience to examine their own thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Young women are the most vulnerable to maternal morbidity and mortality. A panel at the UN Commission on the Status of Women examines the reasons.