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This section covers sexual health issues that go beyond HIV prevention, including the prevention and treatment of other sexually transmitted infections, contraception, sexual problems and relationship issues.

HIV & criminal law

Global advocacy highlights against HIV criminalisation presented at AIDS 2016

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HIV Justice Network
22 July 2016
HIV & criminal law

HIV criminalisation firmly on the agenda at AIDS 2016

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HIV Justice Network
15 July 2016
HIV & criminal law

Germany: Legal expert Jacob Hösl on the significance of recent Court rulings on HIV criminalisation

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HIV Justice Network
25 April 2016
HIV & criminal law

France: National Aids Council President, Patrick Yeni, on why HIV criminalisation remains a problem for France

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HIV Justice Network
5 April 2016
HIV & criminal law

Switzerland: Two alleged HIV transmission convictions this month despite many positive changes in law

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HIV Justice Network
22 February 2016
HIV & criminal law

Czech Republic: Prague Public Health Authority initiates criminal prosecutions of 30 gay men living with HIV following an STI diagnosis

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HIV Justice Network
16 February 2016
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

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
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
HIV & criminal law

Uganda: ‘HIV nurse’ Rosemary Namubiru loses appeal, released from prison after almost a year

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HIV Justice Network
28 November 2014
HIV & criminal law

Canada: Social media campaign ‘Think Twice’ uses video to ask gay men to reconsider pressing charges for HIV non-disclosure

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HIV Justice Network
24 November 2014
HIV & criminal law

Sweden: Supreme Court refuses to rule on treatment’s impact on HIV risk

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HIV Justice Network
26 September 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

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
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

African HIV criminalisation achievements and challenges highlighted at ICASA 2013

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HIV Justice Network
11 December 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
HIV & criminal law

VIDEO: Overly broad HIV criminalisation is doing more harm than good

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HIV Justice Network
11 September 2013
HIV & criminal law

UK: NAT (National AIDS Trust) produces new guide for police on occupational exposure to HIV

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National AIDS Trust
16 August 2013
HIV & criminal law

US: House Appropriations Committee passes amendment that would fund review of HIV-specific criminal laws

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HIV Justice Networkl
16 August 2013
HIV & criminal law

Canada: New guide offers practical advice to HIV nurses and clarifies professional obligations regarding HIV and the criminal law

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HIV Justice Network
23 May 2013
HIV & criminal law

US: REPEAL ACT to modernise HIV criminalisation laws reintroduced with bipartisan support

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HIV Justice Network
9 May 2013