Decriminalisation and the end of AIDS: keep the promise, follow the science, and fulfill human rights

Thirty years and beyond … celebrating and supporting our authors

“…We are reminded in the statement from the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights that “AIDS requires that people everywhere have safe, effective access to services for HIV prevention, testing and treatment”, as well as the need to end HIV criminalisation and the criminalisation of consensual same-sex sexual conduct, sex work and related activities, and drug use. 1 The papers on COVID-19 highlight the vulnerability of women and marginalised groups to the impacts of a pandemic and the challenges of protecting and delivering essential sexual and reproductive health services. 2 , 3 …”