Stigma and discrimination continue to be major impediments to the comprehensive response necessary to address the HIV public health crisis. Policies and laws that create HIV-specific crimes or that impose penalties for persons who are HIV- infected are unjust and harmful to public health around the world.

Unjust and harmful laws that create HIV specific crimes or impose penalties for those who are HIV-infected hurt public health and should be repealed. Information for your patients available from the Positive Justice Alliance.