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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.   

The Surprising Countries That Lead the World in HIV Prosecutions

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Slate Magazine (blog)
4 December 2013

Rights and Wrongs

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The Lancet
29 November 2013

Gay Ugandan Activists Arrested, Detained Without Charge

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The Advocate
15 November 2013

CHLP Launches Expanded HIV Policy Resource Bank for People Living with HIV and their Advocates

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Center for HIV Law and Policy press release
23 October 2013

'Swedish law must shed its HIV prejudice'

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The Local.se
22 October 2013

Zimbabwe: Killed for Refusing to Take ARVs

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AllAfrica
21 August 2013