man holding U=U sign at pride parade

TAIWAN AIDS SOCIETY | LIFE IS NOT A CRIME

Harnessing people power to decriminalize HIV

The Change That Matters

To challenge the discrimination faced by HIV sufferers in Taiwan by opposing Article 21 that states those who fail to disclose their HIV status face a 12-year jail sentence.

The Work

'Life Is Not a Crime' fueled a people powered movement to overturn Article 21 and de-criminalize HIV.

The Impact

The movement delivered the required signatures to overturn Article 21 and people with HIV were freed from the shackles of a discriminatory law for the first time.