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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.   

Low & theoretical transmission risks

HIV testing people who spit at police or health workers won't actually protect them

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The Conversation
15 July 2020
Coronavirus

UK: Sex with someone you don’t live with is illegal from today

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Metro
1 June 2020
HIV & criminal law

Canadian study provides damning evidence of the “dramatic overrepresentation” of Black men in HIV criminalisation news reporting

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HIV Justice Network
22 May 2020
HIV & criminal law

Looking for Updated Info on HIV Crime Cases and Laws?

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POZ
20 May 2020
HIV & criminal law

Will COVID-19 Make Modernizing HIV Criminal Laws Harder?

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TheBody
15 May 2020
HIV & criminal law

Spanish Supreme Court sets important HIV criminalisation precedent

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HIV Justice Network
11 May 2020
HIV & criminal law

HIV criminalisation still an issue during COVID-19 pandemic

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HIV Justice Network
18 April 2020
HIV & criminal law

Poland: Country’s Criminal Code amended to increase sentencing in cases of HIV exposure

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HIV Justice Network
14 April 2020
Human rights

UNAIDS condemns misuse and abuse of emergency powers to target marginalized and vulnerable populations

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UNAIDS
9 April 2020
HIV & criminal law

Georgia Moves Closer to Major Overhaul of HIV Criminal Law

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New York Times
13 March 2020
HIV & criminal law

Bill Would Ease Penalties for HIV Exposure in Washington

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New York Times
22 February 2020
HIV & criminal law

Why are we still prosecuting people living with HIV who use condoms?

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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
12 February 2020
People & personal stories

How HIV-positive LGBTQ2 people are criminalized in Canada

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Xtra
17 January 2020
HIV & criminal law

Russia: Court in Votkinsk sentences man living with HIV to 3 years in jail for biting a policeman

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HIV Justice Network
24 October 2019
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Australia: HIV experts fear 'spitting laws' being misused by police

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SBS
23 September 2019
HIV & criminal law

Canada: Recommendations on changes to HIV criminalization don’t go far enough

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The Conversation
9 September 2019
Combatting stigma

HIV-positive man sues Royal Canadian Mounted Police for negligence, defamation after sex charges stayed

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CBC
27 August 2019
HIV & criminal law

Living With H.I.V. Isn’t a Crime. Why Is the United States Treating It Like One?

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New York Times
27 August 2019
HIV & criminal law

In Singapore, an HIV Criminalization Case Tests the Country's Outdated Laws

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TheBody
14 August 2019
HIV & criminal law

Getting to zero? HIV criminalization and treatment adherence surveillance

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CATIE Blog
30 July 2019
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Sex with HIV still a crime? Updated laws divide advocates

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San Francisco Chronicle
24 July 2019
HIV & criminal law

Wife sues 'selfish' husband for infecting her with HIV in landmark UK case

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Mirror
24 July 2019
HIV & criminal law

He Emerged From Prison a Potent Symbol of H.I.V. Criminalization

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The New York Times
15 July 2019
HIV & criminal law

"Tiger Mandingo,” Who Got 30 Years For Not Telling Sex Partners He Had HIV, Is Free 25 Years Early

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BuzzFeed
11 July 2019