Dispatches
Megan McLemore
Megan McLemore is a senior researcher in the Health and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, where her work focuses on access to HIV/AIDS and drug treatment, as well as healthcare in prisons and other detention settings in the United States. Megan is an attorney whose career has focused on US civil rights issues and international human rights with a focus on prisoners, women, and persons living with HIV/AIDS. Her experience includes monitoring prison conditions for the federal courts, litigating class actions to improve prison medical treatment, and coordinating legal rights workshops for women with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. Megan has a law degree from New York University and a masters in law, focusing on international human rights, from the University of Toronto.
Articles Authored
Reports Authored
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Living at Risk
Transgender Women, HIV, and Human Rights in South Florida
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A Second Chance
Overdose Prevention, Naloxone, and Human Rights in the United States
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Paying the Price
Failure to Deliver HIV Services in Louisiana Parish Jails
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No Time to Waste
Evidence-Based Treatment for Drug Dependence at the United States Veterans Administration Department of Veterans Affairs
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In Harm's Way
State Response to Sex Workers, Drug Users and HIV in New Orleans
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Sex Workers at Risk
Condoms as Evidence of Prostitution in Four US Cities
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Rights at Risk
State Response to HIV in Mississippi
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Sentenced to Stigma
Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in Alabama and South Carolina
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Barred from Treatment
Punishment of Drug Users in New York State Prisons
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Chronic Indifference
HIV/AIDS Services for Immigrants Detained by the United States