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ICW Sisters - We want to hear from you!
Every woman living with HIV deserves the right to make informed decisions about how to feed her child, free from coercion, discrimination, punishment, or fear. Many of you will already be familiar with the important work of our partner, the HIV Justice Network (HJN), which has been leading the development of an international expert consensus statement affirming that there is no medical or scientific justification for coercing or punishing the infant feeding decisions of peopl


Feminist Non-Negotiables for the 2026 HIV High-Level Meeting
The 2026 UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS comes at a time of growing attacks on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, bodily autonomy, and community leadership. Feminist Non-Negotiables for the 2026 HIV High-Level Meeting presents ten urgent priorities developed through consultations with feminist advocates, women-led networks, and community organizations across the global HIV response.


Stigma Index and GC8: Informing Funding and Planning
A new policy brief is now available to support how stigma-related data is used in HIV responses, particularly in the context of funding and program design. This brief focuses on how data from the PLHIV Stigma Index can inform Global Fund Grant Cycle 8 (GC8) processes. It highlights the role of community-led evidence in shaping funding requests, program priorities, and accountability mechanisms. While many data systems track coverage and outcomes, they often do not capture wha


Reclaiming Justice: Challenging Punitive Systems and Advancing Rights
Women living with HIV and allies reflect on how stigma, criminalization, and coercion shape everyday realities and what meaningful access to justice looks like beyond courts.


New Report Release: No More Business as Usual. A Gender-Transformative Response to the USAID Freeze Crisis is Urgent.
The USAID funding freeze is putting women living with HIV and the grassroots organizations that support them at risk. Our latest report reve


Isso é um convite ao egoísmo... by Aline Ferreira, Brazil
photo credit: Hiura Fernandes Um texto confuso destes que a gente escreve depois de uma noite de insónia... destes que a gente escreve...


"I was born with HIV, and I am tired of keeping secrets" by Nurafiqah, Singapore
I was born with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and my medical condition is something that I kept to myself for most of my life....


Nós somos encruzilhada e a noite não adormece em nossos olhos! by Aline Ferreira, Brazil
Nós não trilhamos o caminho considezido pela razão! A razão nascida branca, da branca Grécia ... Tão pálida e sedenta de sangue ... A...


The Impacts of Narcissism on Mental Health by Loyiso Lindani South Africa
I looked up the meaning of narcissism on Google and it said “narcissism -noun excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's...
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