Edwin J Bernard is the Executive Director of the HIV Justice Network. Born in the UK and now based in Amsterdam, his organisation monitors the use of the criminal law to regulate and punish people living with HIV, globally; links national, regional and international advocates and organisations together; and also produces innovative advocacy tools, such as videos and web shows. Edwin, a former journalist and blogger who has been living with HIV since 1983, is also the Global Co-ordinator of the HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE coalition – led by a nine-member Steering Committee and supported by over 100 civil society organisations – which campaigns to end HIV criminalisation globally.
