Showing 711 news articles about HIV & criminal law

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Some countries have used the criminal law to prosecute people living with HIV who have – or are believed to have – put others at risk of acquiring HIV. Some countries’ laws criminalise people who do not disclose their HIV status to sexual partners as well as actual cases of HIV transmission.   

HIV & criminal law

Man With HIV Gets Prison Time, Again, for Unprotected Sex

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New York Times
27 December 2015
HIV & criminal law

Personal Trainer Jailed For Passing On HIV

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Sky News
11 December 2015
Exposure to HIV through medical procedures

Medic at Center of Cambodian HIV Outbreak Sentenced to 25 Years

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The Cambodia Daily
3 December 2015
Telling people you have HIV

Moral responsibilities to disclose your HIV status to partners aren’t so clear-cut

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The Conversation
1 December 2015
HIV & criminal law

UK: Law Commission recommends no change for HIV/STI prosecutions in England & Wales, pending a wider review

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HIV Justice Network
9 November 2015
HIV & criminal law

Canada: New film explores the impact of using sexual assault law to prosecute HIV non-disclosure

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HIV Justice Network
16 October 2015
HIV & criminal law

Who’s the Poz? Danny Pintauro and the HIV Blame Game

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Gay News Network
7 October 2015
HIV & criminal law

Want to Prove You Disclosed Your HIV Status? Here's an App for That

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Poz magazine news
24 September 2015
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Demand for Medical Records Endangers Us All

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The Body
21 September 2015
Human rights

Mugabe forced to host gays, lesbians

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The Standard, Zimbabwe
8 September 2015
HIV & criminal law

Canada: New study finds majority of women living with HIV who also inject drugs face legal obligation to disclose HIV status to sexual partners

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HIV Justice Network
26 August 2015
Prisoners

The missing link in new US AIDS strategy

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The Hill
20 August 2015
HIV & criminal law

Missouri Judge's Sentencing of Michael Johnson in HIV “Exposure” Case Decried As “Barbaric”

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The Center for HIV Law and Policy
17 July 2015
HIV & criminal law

4 arrested in connection with southern Indiana HIV outbreak

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Indianopolis Star
25 June 2015
Human rights

WHO Launches groundbreaking report: Sexual health, human rights and the law

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Sexuality Policy Watch
22 June 2015
HIV & criminal law

Nigeria: Senate passes law criminalising HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission

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HIV Justice Network
9 June 2015
HIV & criminal law

The Reckless Prosecution of ‘Tiger Mandingo’

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The Nation
31 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

Australia: Victoria repeals section 19A to reduce HIV stigma in law

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Sydney Star Observer
28 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

Commentary: Stop Locking Up Black Men for HIV

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BET
15 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

“Tiger Mandingo” Found Guilty In HIV Case, Faces Life In Prison

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BuzzFeed
15 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

Military Court Vacates Affirmation of HIV Charges Against Ken Pinkela

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Poz magazine news
27 April 2015
HIV & criminal law

Victoria moves to repeal HIV-specific law criminalising deliberate infection

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The Guardian
14 April 2015
HIV & criminal law

Germany: Aachen Court re-evaluates key ‘mens rea’ requirement in German law, rules HIV transmission without disclosure is negligent injury, not intentional harm

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HIV Justice Network
31 March 2015
HIV & criminal law

Brazil: HIV-specific criminal law introduced amid media frenzy and moral panic over ‘barebacking’ gay subculture

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HIV Justice Network
30 March 2015