Tipping the Balance: Why Legal Services Are Essential to Health Care for Drug Users in Ukraine
June 2008
A new report by OSI and IRF urges the government of Ukraine to integrate legal aid services for people who use drugs into the country’s HIV prevention and treatment strategies.  more

HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, and Legal Services in Uganda
May 2008
This report documents common abuses faced by people living with AIDS or at high risk of HIV in Uganda, and recommends stronger enforcement of policies and legislation that offer clear protection against HIV-related stigma and discrimination. more

Nothing About Us Without Us
May 2008
This report and manifesto addresses the fact that millions of people who use drugs remain largely unrepresented in public health decisions, including responses to HIV and hepatitis C epidemics. more

Uganda AIDS Implementers Must Address Human Rights
Press Release
May 28, 2008
The HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting in Uganda must address the widespread human rights abuses and lack of legal services fueling the country’s HIV epidemic, according to a new report released by the Open Society Initiative for East Africa and OSI’s Law and Health Initiative. more

Moldova Moves to Protect the Rights of People with Mental Disabilities
Press Release
May 27, 2008
The government of Moldova joined with OSI and other NGOs in paving the way to end an era of isolating people with mental disabilities in institutions.  more

OSI Welcomes UN Secretary-General’s Comments on HIV Prevention and Treatment for Stigmatized Groups
April 9, 2008
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on March 26 for increased health and human rights protections for people living with HIV, sex workers, men who have sex with men, and young people who inject drugs. more

Strategies for Change: Breaking Barriers to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care for Women
Sheraton Maria Isabel, Mexico City
August 2, 2008
OSI is convening a symposium in advance of the International AIDS Conference to discuss legal, economic, advocacy, and treatment strategies for a more "women-friendly" response to HIV.  more

Human Rights Networking Zone at the International AIDS Conference
Mexico City
August 3, 2008
OSI and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network are collaborating with a coalition of 24 HIV and human rights organizations to convene the Human Rights Networking Zone at the 2008 International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.  more

European Youth and AIDS Seminar
Bucharest, Romania
June 27, 2008
Supported by the European Commission, DG SANCO and OSI's Roma Health Project, the European Youth and AIDS Seminar promotes the development of community-based HIV/AIDS NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe, especially in the new and future Member States of the European Union.  more

OSI-Supported Disability Rights Video Screened at UN
May 12, 2008
 VIDEO  
In recognition of the enforcement of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, WITNESS and the UN screened an OSI-supported video documenting the rights of people with mental disabilities to live as part of the community in Croatia.  more

Amplifying Voices: A Series of Digital Stories
 VIDEO  
This OSI-sponsored collection of videos gives voice to the concerns of people marginalized by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa.  more

HIV and TB: Amina's Story
 SLIDESHOW  
This series of photographs was taken in Tanzania for OSI as part of an advocacy campaign to highlight community-based health care in action.  more