The following SHARP compilation of resources and web links on LGBT rights, HIV/AIDS, and the law was shared by advocates in response to a request for information by a colleague seeking data that shows the positive correlation between anti-discrimination laws and successful HIV-prevention outcomes, or conversely, illustrates the negative impact on HIV prevention when such laws are not in place.

LGBT Rights, HIV/AIDS, and the Law

The Center for Research and Comparative Legal Studies on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity publishes a comprehensive website about the European case law on sexual orientation and discrimination, as well as national legislation/European directives: http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/policy/aneval/mon_en.htm.

The personal webpage of Dutch human rights law professor Kees Waaldijk is solely devoted to sexual orientation and the law: http://athena.leidenuniv.nl/rechten/meijers/index.php3?m=10&c=69.

The International Lesbian and Gay Association–Europe provides information about the EU framework directive on anti-discrimination in the field of employment: www.ilga-europe.org/europe/issues/employment.

The International Lesbian and Gay Association–Europe report “Going beyond the law: Promoting equality in employment” examines the implementation of the 2000 EU employment equality directive and identifies further needed action to achieve greater equality for LGBT people in employment: www.ilga-europe.org/europe/publications/non_periodical/going_beyond_thelaw
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The International Lesbian and Gay Association–Europe policy paper “After the framework directive: Combating discrimination outside employment” argues that there is a clear need for the European Union to move quickly to complement the measures introduced in the area of employment with further legislation designed to prohibit discrimination in other spheres of life such as healthcare, education, and housing: www.ilga-europe.org/europe/publications/non_periodical/after_theframework
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ACCEPT’s report “Implications for HIV/AIDS of Laws Affecting Men Who Have Sex with Men in Romania” was originally commissioned by UNAIDS and presented at the World Association of  Medical Law Congress, Hungary. It discusses the vulnerability to HIV infection and AIDS that MSM face in Romania due to discrimination and laws which prohibit homosexual acts. Download pdf.

The Human Rights Watch report “Hated to death: homophobia, violence, and Jamaica’s HIV/AIDS epidemic” discusses the effect of homophobia in Jamaican society on HIV/AIDS outreach and prevention efforts: http://hrw.org/reports/2004/jamaica1104/index.htm.

The Human Rights Watch report “Epidemic of abuse: Police harassment of HIV/AIDS outreach workers in India” highlights the targeted abuse of HIV/AIDS outreach workers who offer services to MSM and sex workers: www.hrw.org/reports/2002/india2/.