New UN Commission Examines Effect of Laws on National HIV/AIDS Responses

VOANews.com: New UN Commission Probes HIV and the Law, by Joe DeCapua:

 A new U.N. commission was launched Thursday to look at how laws affect national HIV/AIDS responses.

The U.N. Development Program (UNDP) and UNAIDS say, “Nearly 30 years into the epidemic, there are many countries in which negative legal environments undermine HIV response and punish, rather than protect, people in need.” . . .