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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

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

Australian high court quashes Godfrey Zaburoni conviction for deliberate HIV infection

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The Guardian
6 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

Man Charged With Rape And Possible Transmission Of HIV To Men In Edinburgh

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BuzzFeed News
26 February 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

Petition: Stop the persecution of people with HIV in the Czech Republic!

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Change.org
16 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

High court hears test case about Godfrey Zaburoni's intent to transmit HIV

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The Guardian
11 February 2016
Drug policy & policing

HIV Outbreak In Indiana: DEA Arrests 10 People Tied To Disease Spread, Warns Against Prescription Painkillers

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Medical Daily
9 February 2016
HIV & criminal law

HIV Criminalization Laws Disproportionately Punish People of Color

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BETA blog
5 February 2016
HIV & criminal law

Criminal laws on HIV transmission make little difference to sexual behaviour – or may make condomless sex more likely

News
1 February 2016
HIV & criminal law

Scottish Police Are Investigating A Man Suspected Of Exposing People To HIV

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BuzzFeed News
26 January 2016
HIV & criminal law

Jailed: HIV positive homeless man sent to prison after spitting into mouth of charity worker

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Manchester Evening News
4 January 2016
HIV & criminal law

Man With HIV Gets Prison Time, Again, for Unprotected Sex

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New York Times
27 December 2015
HIV & criminal law

Personal Trainer Jailed For Passing On HIV

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Sky News
11 December 2015
Exposure to HIV through medical procedures

Medic at Center of Cambodian HIV Outbreak Sentenced to 25 Years

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The Cambodia Daily
3 December 2015
Telling people you have HIV

Moral responsibilities to disclose your HIV status to partners aren’t so clear-cut

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The Conversation
1 December 2015
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
Treatment guidelines

How do we maximise global HIV treatment access? IAPAC Care Continuum Guidelines make recommendations

News
9 November 2015
Drug policy & policing

Harm reduction conference calls for political leadership to reform drugs policy

News
27 October 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

Who’s the Poz? Danny Pintauro and the HIV Blame Game

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Gay News Network
7 October 2015
HIV & criminal law

Want to Prove You Disclosed Your HIV Status? Here's an App for That

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Poz magazine news
24 September 2015
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Demand for Medical Records Endangers Us All

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The Body
21 September 2015