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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

UK: Court of Appeal upholds man’s conviction for recklessly passing on genital herpes during sex with ex-girlfriend

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HIV Justice Network
9 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

Uganda: HIV Bill - Let's Listen to the Experts

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AllAfrica
7 May 2014
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Canada: More than 70 scientific experts sign on to consensus statement on HIV transmission risks in the context of criminal law

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HIV Justice Network
6 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

Canada Is One of the 10 Worst Countries for Prosecuting HIV-Positive People

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Slate Magazine
6 May 2014
HIV & criminal law

US State Modernises HIV-Specific Criminalisation Law - Historic HIV Bill Passes Iowa House Unanimously

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HIV Justice Network
1 May 2014
Sex workers

NEW YORK: NY Bill Would Bar Condoms as Proof of Prostitution

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CDC National Prevention Information Network
30 April 2014
Government, leadership & policy

How Sensationalist Media Coverage Hurts The Fight Against HIV

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Media Matters for America (blog)
24 April 2014
Improving HIV care

Promiscuous Gay Nerd: A Competent, Inclusive Health Department is a Right, Not a Privilege

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BETA blog
28 March 2014
Human rights

Why Africa is the most homophobic continent

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The Observer
23 February 2014
Human rights

Uganda's Yoweri Museveni puts anti-gay legislation on hold

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The Observer
23 February 2014
Human rights

Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Law Will Come at a Serious Cost

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Human Rights Watch LGBT
21 February 2014
HIV & criminal law

HIV-Positive Nurse Tried by Media

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AIDS Free World
12 February 2014
Bad science & bogus treatments

HIV Denialists Testify at Criminal Trial of Georgia Man

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Poz magazine news
30 January 2014
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Nigeria: Anti-Same Sex Marriage Act 2013 Not Problem to HIV Treatment - NACA

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AllAfrica
28 January 2014
HIV & criminal law

UNAIDS and the Global Fund express deep concern about the impact of a new law affecting the AIDS response and human rights of LGBT people in Nigeria

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UNAIDS
14 January 2014
Sex workers

Burma: Push to decriminalize sex work, but stigma remains

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IRIN
14 January 2014
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

New law a setback for Uganda’s HIV response

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IRIN Plus News
24 December 2013
HIV & criminal law

African HIV criminalisation achievements and challenges highlighted at ICASA 2013

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HIV Justice Network
11 December 2013
Discrimination & the law

US: Ambitious Bill Targets HIV/AIDS Discrimination

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BuzzFeed
9 December 2013
HIV & criminal law

The Surprising Countries That Lead the World in HIV Prosecutions

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Slate Magazine (blog)
4 December 2013
HIV & criminal law

Sex, Lies and HIV: When What You Don’t Tell Your Partner Is a Crime

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Pro Publica
3 December 2013
HIV & criminal law

Sweden divided over criminalising HIV unprotected sex

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AFP
29 November 2013
Human rights

Rights and Wrongs

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The Lancet
29 November 2013
HIV & criminal law

Canada: Nova Scotia court acquits young man with undetectable viral load of aggravated sexual assault for HIV non-disclosure despite no condom use

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HIV Justice Network
19 November 2013