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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.   

Harm reduction

International AIDS Society calls for an end to harassment, intimidation and imprisonment of HIV professionals

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International AIDS Society
3 September 2010
HIV & criminal law

Sittingbourne man jailed for giving woman HIV

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BBC
31 August 2010
HIV & criminal law

No jail for Germany HIV popstar

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BBC
26 August 2010
HIV & criminal law

HIV star 'should not be jailed'

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BBC
25 August 2010
HIV & criminal law

Don’t lash AIDS victims: Saudi courts told

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Emirates247.com
22 August 2010
HIV & criminal law

'In those days I was careless,' says pop star accused of infecting man with HIV

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The Guardian
18 August 2010
HIV & criminal law

German singer Nadja Benaissa apologises at HIV trial

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BBC
18 August 2010
HIV & criminal law

Uganda Anti-gay bill stalls: Anti-Homosexuality Bill loses steam after local and international opposition

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Global Post
4 August 2010
HIV & criminal law

Three tactics to stem the tide of criminal prosecutions

News
29 July 2010
HIV & criminal law

Does HIV trump privacy?

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National Post
28 July 2010
HIV & criminal law

US: Obama administration calls for end to HIV-specific criminal laws

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Criminal HIV Transmission
20 July 2010
HIV & criminal law

North America and Western Europe lead the world in criminalising HIV transmission and exposure

News
19 July 2010
HIV & criminal law

New Guidance for Police Investigating Criminal Transmission of HIV

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NAT
15 July 2010
Transmission & prevention

Vienna declaration calls for science-based drug policies

News
30 June 2010
Social & legal issues

Uganda: Minister's turnaround on HIV bill raises concern

News
13 May 2010
Social & legal issues

Canadian judge rules that insertive unprotected anal sex does not create a 'significant risk of serious bodily harm'

News
12 May 2010
Social & legal issues

Ten-year sentence in Scottish HIV prosecution

News
26 February 2010
Social & legal issues

Latest Scottish HIV transmission conviction sets worrying legal precedent

News
20 January 2010
HIV & criminal law

Uganda: government minister questions need for new anti-gay laws

News
8 January 2010
Epidemiology & behaviour

Conference highlights the forces encouraging risk behaviour in gay men

News
13 March 2009
HIV & criminal law

Unsafe convictions?

News
1 January 2009
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Texas jury concludes saliva of HIV-positive man a ‘deadly weapon’, sentenced to 35 yrs jail

News
16 May 2008
HIV & criminal law

Scientific evidence alone cannot prove liability in criminal HIV transmission cases

News
28 February 2007
HIV & criminal law

Prosecution for reckless HIV transmission in England ends with not guilty verdict

News
9 August 2006