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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.   

Discrimination & the law

Ugandan Lawmakers in Campaign to Revive Gay Law

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New York Times
7 August 2014
Sex workers

Decriminalise sex work to stop HIV, says Lord Fowler

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The Independent
28 July 2014
Sex workers

AIDS conference told legalizing prostitution a simple way to curb HIV

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CBC
24 July 2014
HIV & criminal law

Police must play role in preventing HIV among criminalised groups

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Key Correspondents
24 July 2014
Discrimination & the law

In The HIV Response, Who is ‘Hard to Reach’?

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Human Rights Watch
23 July 2014
HIV & criminal law

Justice Department Releases Best Practices Guide to Reform HIV-Specific Criminal Laws to Align with Scientifically-Supported Factors

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US Department of Justice
16 July 2014
HIV prevention policy

Researchers relate arrests with HIV risk environment

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Science Daily
10 July 2014
HIV prevention policy

The changing tide in Uganda's HIV control

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
23 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

UK: Study of people with HIV in Manchester finds legal literacy lacking on criminal prosecutions

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HIV Justice Network
18 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

American Medical Association Opposes HIV Criminalization

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Poz magazine news
17 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

Victory! Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Lambda Legal HIV Criminalization Case

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Lambda Legal
13 June 2014
Activism & civil society

VIDEO: The Powerful “HIV is Not a Crime” Conference

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My Fabulous Disease
13 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

Advocates Speak: A Snapshot of Voices and Perspectives from the 'HIV is Not a Crime' Conference

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The Center for HIV Law and Policy
9 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

To Take Down HIV Criminalization Laws, You'll Need to Develop Talking Points

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The Body
9 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

HIV Criminalization: A Physician's Perspective

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The Body Pro
9 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

Uganda takes “another step backward” with HIV bill

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The Lancet
6 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

New HIV law to remove stigma of registered sex offender

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Des Moines Register
5 June 2014
Human rights

Museveni’s hotel besieged by Ugandan LGBT activists

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Peter Tatchell Foundation
5 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

Sex Crimes That Shouldn't Be

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New York Times
3 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

Iowa Governor Signs HIV Criminalization Reform

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Poz magazine news
3 June 2014
HIV & criminal law

Ugandan nurse Rosemary Namubiru faces three years in prison, while charge against her remains misreported, misunderstood

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Science Speaks
20 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

Uganda: Deeply Flawed HIV Bill Approved

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Human Rights Watch
14 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

Uganda HIV bill: here’s what constitutes a crime

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Observer
12 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

Alarm as Uganda moves to criminalize HIV transmission

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IRIN Plus News
12 May 2014