Concurrent Session 1A: Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in Viral Hepatitis Through a Human Rights Approach
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| Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Ballroom 3 |
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Join community leaders and legal experts as they unpack the stigma faced by people living with viral hepatitis and how legal frameworks can protect and empower. From health, housing, and employment rights to landmark legal cases and prison health standards, this session explores the laws that shape — and sometimes fail — people’s lives. Expect honest, practical discussion on advocacy, resilience, and how real people are driving real change to dismantle stigma and discrimination.
Speaker
David Carter
Scientia Associate Professor
Unsw Sydney
Ms Ele Morrison
Deputy Ceo
AIVL
Collateral damage: The hidden role of stigma towards people who use drugs in law and policy
4:20 PM - 4:40 PMBiography
Ele has lived and worked harm reduction for over 25 years, focusing on equity, autonomy and empowerment of people who use drugs. She is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at AIVL, Australia’s national peer-led drug user organisation.
Dr Sean Mulcahy
Research Officer
Australian Research Centre In Sex, Health & Society
Addressing stigma and discrimination against people with (a history of) hepatitis C through human rights law
4:40 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Sean Mulcahy is a Research Officer at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society with a research focus on human rights law and experiences of stigma and discrimination against marginalised populations, including people with (a history of) hepatitis C, people who use drugs, and LGBTIQA+ people.
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Questions & Discussion
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
Chairperson
Jane Dicka
Health Promotion Coordinator
Harm Reduction Victoria
Richard Kennedy
National BBV Programs & Operations Lead
AIVL
