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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

Nigeria: Senate passes law criminalising HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission

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HIV Justice Network
9 June 2015
HIV & criminal law

The Reckless Prosecution of ‘Tiger Mandingo’

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The Nation
31 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

Australia: Victoria repeals section 19A to reduce HIV stigma in law

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Sydney Star Observer
28 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

Commentary: Stop Locking Up Black Men for HIV

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BET
15 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

“Tiger Mandingo” Found Guilty In HIV Case, Faces Life In Prison

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BuzzFeed
15 May 2015
HIV & criminal law

Military Court Vacates Affirmation of HIV Charges Against Ken Pinkela

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Poz magazine news
27 April 2015
HIV & criminal law

Victoria moves to repeal HIV-specific law criminalising deliberate infection

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The Guardian
14 April 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

Kenya: Court nullifies section outlawing reckless spread of HIV

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Standard
30 March 2015
Discrimination & the law

Thai junta may pass law banning men who have sex with men from monkhood

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Prachatai. org
11 March 2015
HIV & criminal law

Should An HIV-Positive Body Be Considered a Deadly Weapon?

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Bloomberg
2 March 2015
HIV & criminal law

New York Court: Not Disclosing HIV Before Sex Is a Misdemeanor, Not a Felony

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New York Times
23 February 2015
HIV & criminal law

We need to rethink the relationship between forensic science and the law

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The Conversation
21 February 2015
HIV & criminal law

Botswana: ‘Willful transmission’ clause getting HIV+ persons jailed

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Botswana Gazette
4 February 2015
HIV & criminal law

Military justice?

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Positive Lite
27 January 2015
HIV & criminal law

Many HIV-positive people’s understanding of the law on HIV transmission is “weak and patchy”

News
21 January 2015
Transgender people

What It’s Like to Be LGBT & Living With HIV In Malaysia?

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Malaysian Digest
8 January 2015
Experiences of stigma

Four Laws That Are Devastating Public Health in Uganda

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Open Society Foundation
17 December 2014
Human rights

Blinded by Fear: How Politics Influenced Medical Policy in Greece

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The Politic
10 December 2014
HIV & criminal law

Uganda: Fake HIV Results Trial Starts

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AllAfrica
5 December 2014
Experiences of stigma

Rosemary Namubiru is free: A case of reckless, negligent reporting continues

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Science Speaks
3 December 2014
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