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  • Uganda assents to regional HIV/Aids Bill

    Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the HIV/Aids regional Bill, 2010, which seeks to prevent and manage the menace and also promote the rights of the infected. The East African Community HIV and Aids Prevention and Management Bill, 2010, was a private members’ initiative aimed at mandating partner states to play a key role in controlling and managing the deadly disease.

    9 hours ago | Africa Review

  • Greece: Last five HIV+ women arrested in police sweep operation released

    The HIV-positive women who were imprisoned and exposed publicly in Greece in an unprecedented HIV criminalization case are now all free.

    20 March 2013 | Union Solidarity International

  • Swiss police arrest "healer" accused of infecting 16 with HIV

    Swiss police have arrested a self-styled healer after he stopped attending a trial where he stands accused of infecting 16 people with HIV using acupuncture needles.

    18 March 2013 | Reuters

  • Germany: National AIDS Council releases powerful policy statement on HIV criminalisation

    The German National AIDS Council – an independent advisory body of the Ministry of Health consisting of experts from the fields of research, medical care, public health services, ethics, law, social sciences, as well as people from the civil society – has produced a consensus statement on HIV criminalisation during consensual sex.

    14 March 2013 | HIV Justice Network

  • US: New toolkit for lawyers defending HIV-related prosecutions now available

    A new toolkit from the Center for HIV Law and Policy / Positive Justice Project, released earlier this month, provides a wealth of information for lawyers representing people living with HIV who are facing criminal prosecution based on HIV status. … More →

    13 March 2013 | HIV Justice Network

  • Proposal to Allow HIV Tests on Alleged Rapists in South Africa

    If positive, they would be charged with attempted murder.

    13 March 2013 | Poz magazine news

  • Commonwealth Charter: What is the Queen signing today?

    The Alliance welcomes the signing of the new Commonwealth Charter, as it underpins the commitment of the Commonwealth to human rights, gender equality and democracy. However, the Charter does not address criminalisation of those at higher risk of HIV, and the Commonwealth must honour its previous commitment to repealing all discriminatory legislation which hampers the HIV response.

    12 March 2013 | International HIV/AIDS Alliance

  • Michigan's HIV Testing Scandal

    In researching alleged 2011 Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) data breaches, investigative reporter Todd Heywood discovered that MDCH “secretly collected” personal information—names, dates of birth, risk categories, and other demographic data—on people (and their partners) who went to government grant-funded organizations for confidential testing. Heywood reports that the state is using the private information in civil and criminal cases against HIV-infected people who present a “health threat.”

    08 March 2013 | CDC National Prevention Information Network

  • Uganda: Civil Society Opposed to Mandatory HIV Testing

    Civil Society organizations (CSOs) have called for a repeal of mandatory HIV testing clause as envisaged in the HIV/AIDS and Control Bill, 2010, saying such a policy would drive the scourge "underground" instead of scaling down the recent increase in infections. The CSOs also called for repeal of clauses that mandate disclosure of HIV status to third parties, allow medical personnel to disclose one's HIV status to one's sex partner, and the criminalization of intentional and attempted transmission of HIV/AIDS.

    01 March 2013 | Allafrica.com

  • Uganda: Rights body opposes mandatory HIV testing

    The Uganda Human Rights Commission has opposed mandatory HIV testing as envisaged in the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Bill that is before parliament. The bill provides for routine HIV testing of victims of sexual offences, pregnant women and their partners, but the commission is of the view that the provision does not specifically state as to whether their consent is necessary - suggesting that testing would be mandatory.

    28 February 2013 | New Vision
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