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Neither Victims Nor Voiceless: Sex Workers Speaking for Themselves (VIDEO)

By Audacia Ray, International Women's Health Coalition

January 11, 2010 - 7:34pm

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The exercise of human rights should not be contingent on whether or not you think a person’s choices or circumstances are a good way to live or be. Entangling morality with a conversation about rights and painting a portrait of people in the sex industry as victims without voices only perpetuates their disempowerment.

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NYT Calls For Withdrawal of Funding from Uganda if "Gay Hate Bill" Moves Forward

By Jodi Jacobson, Editor, RH Reality Check

January 5, 2010 - 9:37am

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A NYT Editorial calls on the US to withdraw international development funds from the government of Uganda if it passes legislation that would, among other things, impose the death sentence for homosexual behavior. I agree.

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Young People Speak Up for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Worldwide, But U.S. Policy Lags

By Heather Boonstra, Guttmacher Institute

December 11, 2009 - 11:24am

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Despite these encouraging signals, however, the Obama administration has not yet made any notable changes to U.S. policy targeting the sexual and reproductive health of young people globally.

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Getting Health Priorities Right: Towards a Sustainable Global AIDS Response

By Alex Garita

December 7, 2009 - 7:00am

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The guiding principle for global health donors of a more sustainable approach to fighting the AIDS epidemic should be that prevention and treatment for HIV/AIDS can no longer happen in isolation.

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Smart Investments in AIDS and Global Health: Building on What Works

By amfAR

December 1, 2009 - 7:00am

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The response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic has transformed

global health financing and programming, demonstrating the

potential to make substantial progress against diseases in low-


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US Global AIDS Policy: Emergency Course Correction Required

By Asia Russell, HealthGAP

December 1, 2009 - 7:00am

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December 1, 2009, marks President Obama’s first World AIDS Day in the White House and the first World AIDS Day for the newly elected Congress. The time is right for a frank assessment of his first year in the fight against global AIDS as President. This analysis focuses on the funding and policy decisions the Administration has made since taking office in January 2009, and assesses the human impact of those decisions.

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PEPFAR: Are Abstinence Requirements Really Gone?

By Liz Bayer

November 5, 2009 - 6:00am

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While prevention restrictions under US Global AIDS Policy were made looser in last year's reauthorization bill, the new law includes worrisome reporting requirements for prevention programs.

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Obama Lifts HIV Travel Ban

By Jodi Jacobson, Editor, RH Reality Check

October 30, 2009 - 12:25pm

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The White House has lifted the HIV travel ban, and the United States is no longer included in the list of only seven countries worldwide that bar HIV-positive persons from obtaining visas for entry. President Obama called it a policy "rooted in fear rather than fact."

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"The Final Solution"? Gay Ugandans Could Face Death Penalty Under New Law

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

October 22, 2009 - 6:00am

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In Uganda, though homosexual acts are already illegal, a new bill would penalize homosexuality with tougher penalties - along the lines of life imprisonment and the death penalty.

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DOJ Drops Appeal of "Prostitution Pledge" Injunction

By Jodi Jacobson, Editor, RH Reality Check

July 22, 2009 - 7:00am

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The Justice Department has dropped its appeal of an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the controversial "prostitution pledge" in US Global AIDS Policy.  Advocates hope this signals an intention to fundamentally change the restriction.

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