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WASHINGTON — Michael Elliott, President and CEO of The ONE Campaign, issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

“At ONE, we are deeply concerned at the signing of the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill recently, and at similar legislation passed earlier this year in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

At this difficult time, we support those many African civil society organizations, health experts and citizens who have protested against such laws, including UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe and ONE’s own International Patron Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who said last week: \u2018There is no scientific justification for prejudice and discrimination, ever. And nor is there any moral justification.’<\/p>\n

In recent years, while access to anti-retroviral treatment for AIDS has improved rapidly, success in reducing new HIV infections has largely plateaued.\u00a0 Increasingly, new HIV infections are concentrated among marginalized populations, including men who have sex with men and other members of the LGBT community.\u00a0 Any steps that stigmatize or criminalize such groups create new obstacles for patients, advocates, and public health practitioners alike.\u00a0 As we noted in ONE\u2019s 2013 AIDS Report, nations such as Uganda and Nigeria will not be able to turn the tide on their countries\u2019 AIDS epidemics without significantly improving efforts to reach marginalized groups.<\/p>\n

We applaud the bravery of those, wherever they are, who continue to seek and deliver critical health services for all citizens, whatever their sexual orientation, and will stand with them in the months and years ahead.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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