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Essential Reading: Making Media Work for HIV Justice - An introduction to media engagement for advocates opposing HIV criminalisation

Video: How to organise to change the law - the story of the Colorado Mod Squad

Essential Reading: HIV Criminalisation Defence Case Compendium (SALC, 2018)

Essential reading: UNAIDS 2013 guidance note providing critical scientific, medical and legal considerations

Organising advocacy: How advocates in Victoria organised to repeal Australia's only HIV-specific law

Essential reading: The Global Commission on HIV and the Law's seminal report and recommendations

Video toolkit: How to advocate for prosecutorial guidelines to limit the overly-broad use of non HIV-specific criminal laws

Lawyers' resource toolkit: Responding to the Criminalization of HIV Transmission or Exposure

Success story: How Denmark repealed northern Europe's only HIV-specific criminal law

Success story: How the Netherlands limited the use of the general criminal law to intentional HIV exposure/transmission

Essential reading: 10 Reasons to Oppose the Criminalization of HIV Exposure and Transmission

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How HIV Criminalisation Undermines the HIV Response 91 resources

Research showing HIV criminalisation does not increase disclosure or safer sex practices, reduces access to healthcare, and increases stigma

What the Experts Say 43 resources

Official statements by leading international and domestic agencies arguing against HIV criminalisation

Organising Advocacy 62 resources

Resources outlining community views about HIV criminalisation and examples of advocacy to mitigate or end it

Understanding the Law 77 resources

Documents analysing HIV criminalisation laws and their use, including precedent-setting cases, the stories of those accused, and community education advice

Initiating Policy & Law Reform 35 resources

Resources explaining how to undertake policy and law reform, including examples of successful strategies

Supporting Fair & Robust Trials 16 resources

Resources explaining how to intervene in a case and how scientific evidence should be used in court

Using Science to Prove your Argument 56 resources

Academic articles outlining the science of HIV transmission and treatment

Working with Police 8 resources

Resources describing how police investigate alleged HIV criminalisation cases and guidelines for police

Educating Prosecutors 16 resources

Resources describing advocacy for prosecutorial guidelines to limit the overly broad use of the law and examples of prosecutorial policy and guidelines

Educating Judges 10 resources

Educational resources targeting judges and reports from judicial discussions of HIV and human rights

Communications and Media 32 resources

Resources about effective ways to communicate anti-criminalisation messages and how to work with media

Other Toolkits 18 resources

Other toolkits produced for lawyers and advocates relating to HIV criminalisaiton or broader human rights advocacy