Ten Reasons to Oppose the Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission
December 1, 2008
This document co-produced by OSI and other leading human rights and HIV/AIDS organizations presents ten reasons why applying criminal law to HIV transmission is unjust and ineffective public policy.

Our Lives Matter: Sex Workers Unite for Health and Rights
August 2008
This OSI report highlights the efforts of advocates and sex worker groups from around the world to organize and define their human rights.

All Women, All Rights: A 2008 Delegates' Guide to Women and AIDS
August 2008
Co-sponsored by OSI, this guide highlights sessions at the XVII International AIDS Conference that address women’s issues directly or that are produced by organizations serving women’s interests.

Women and HIV Testing: Policies, Practices, and the Impact on Health and Human Rights
July 2008
This Law and Health Intitiative fact sheet provides information on HIV testing policies and examines their impact on women's health and human rights.

HIV Testing During Pregnancy
July 2008
This background paper prepared for OSI reviews the extent to which HIV testing approaches in 19 countries consider the safety and human rights of pregnant women.

Malignant Neglect
Seyward Darby
October 10, 2007
Romani women in Hungary are three times more likely than other women to die of breast cancer—and the reasons are avoidable, according to this article in the OSI-supported journal Transitions Online.

Sex Workers in Southern Africa Face Increasing Barriers to Rights, Health Care
Press Release
November 14, 2008
Sex workers in Southern Africa are subjected to widespread human rights abuses, according to a report released by the Open Society Institute.

Another Victory for Free Speech and Public Health
August 8, 2008
In a case brought by the Alliance for Open Society International and Pathfinder International, a federal judge has extended free speech protection to a broad range of groups working to combat the AIDS epidemic.

Groups Meet to Improve Access to Health and Human Rights for East African Sex Workers
Press Release
March 31, 2008
Health and human rights groups from across Kenya and Uganda announced that they have successfully concluded a three-day workshop addressing the health risks and abuses faced by sex workers in the region.

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

Panel on Forced Sterilization of Romani Women at the 2008 Women's World Congress
Madrid, Spain
July 5, 2008
As part of the 2008 Women's World Congress, the OSI Roma Health Project supported a panel discussion and advocacy campaign to raise awareness of the coerced sterilization of Romani women in Europe.