Civil Rights Division Statement on World AIDS Day 2018
11-30-2018On World AIDS Day 2018, the Department of Justice reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that people living with HIV and AIDS can enjoy lives free from stigm…
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Justice Department Settles With Public School District To Resolve HIV-Related Discrimination Findings
3-29-2017The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Pea Ridge School District (PRSD) of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, to remedy alleged viol…
World AIDS Day 2016: Honoring Lives Lost by Fighting Discrimination
12-1-2016Today, on World AIDS Day 2016, the Department of Justice reaffirms the rights of people with HIV/AIDS to live free from stigma and discrimination. For the more …
Departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development Award $9.2 Million to Provide Stable Housing to Victims of Domestic Violence Living with HIV/AIDS
6-15-2016Joint Demonstration to Enhance Coordination between HIV Housing and Domestic Violence ServicesIn an effort to help prevent victims of domestic violence living w…
Justice Department Settles with Alabama Moving Company Over Hepatitis-C Discrimination
2-2-2016The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Kemper Moving Systems Inc., a Huntsville, Alabama, franchise of Two Men and a Truck, to resolve allegatio…
Eradicating Discrimination Against People Living with HIV/AIDS
12-2-2015Courtesy of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division“The Department of Justice is firmly committed to e…
Justice Department Settles with Private Career College for Discrimination Against Applicant with HIV
4-29-2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 27, 2015The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Compass Career Management L.L.C. (Compas…
Justice Department Settles with Ohio Healthcare System Over HIV Discrimination
1-23-2015The Justice Department announced on January 15, 2015 that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, the department has reached a settlement with Gene…
RECOGNIZING WORLD AIDS DAY 2014
12-1-2014Courtesy of Vanita Gupta, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.“On World AIDS Day 2014, the Department of Justice recognizes th…
Shared Struggles, Shared Successes: Working at the Intersection of LGBTI and Disability Rights
8-6-2014Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division posted this update in the lead-up to the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabiliti…