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The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), a PJP Organizational Member, is hosting its' 37th Annual National Training Conference and Exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 3-7. During the conference, Rashida Richardson, CHLP Staff Attorney and PJP State Advocacy Chair, will present on HIV criminalization focusing on how law enforcement professionals can participate in advocacy efforts in their state.

Translatinas of New York and AIDS Center of Queens County will host a discussion on the rights of transgender and HIV-affected people at the intersection of immigration and criminal justice systems. As part of this event, CHLP will conduct a workshop in Spanish on the negative impact of HIV-specific criminal laws on immigration protection and relief. 

People at risk of arrest and prosecution based on their HIV status should be familiar with CHLP's Positive Justice Project HIV Criminalization Fact Sheet, according to a feature in Poz Magazine.

 

NTN24 featured in-depth analysis from CHLP Legal Director Iván Espinoza-Madrigal on the impact of sequestration and Congressional budget cuts on the movement for HIV equality, particularly for people of color and immigrants. This programming, aired on July 23, 2013, across the United States and Latin America, will be in Spanish.

HHS Gets Serious, and California surgeon loses federal funding for refusing to treat person with HIV.

CHLP is co-sponsoring a New York City Mayoral Candidate Forum on HIV.

U.S. Attorney General should initiate a review of federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding criminal and related civil commitment cases involving people living with HIV.

The Door's annual youth conference will feature CHLP-led sessions on sexual health care for youth in out-of-home care and HIV criminalization. 

Immigration court's ruling that HIV+ Detainee is a "Danger to the Community" Defies Current Science

Criminalizing HIV is an ineffective misuse of law according to an article featured in the Body.  As noted in the article, CHLP's REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act Outreach Toolkit can help advocates to effectively engage state representatives.