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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.   

Swedish law behind rise in HIV cases: experts

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The Local
6 December 2010

Kenya: Advisory note on Section 24 of the HIV & AIDS Prevention and Control Act 2006

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Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS
6 December 2010

Two Reno men plead guilty to conspiracy to transmit HIV

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Reno Gazette-Journal
2 December 2010

Free law clinic for people with HIV in London

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Birkbeck, University of London
2 December 2010

US: Southern policies fuel HIV epidemic

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Human Rights Watch
26 November 2010

Ottawa police stand by HIV disclosure

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CBC News
20 November 2010

High Court hearing on HIV birth case

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RTE
20 November 2010

HIV assault suspect faces new charges

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CBC News
19 November 2010

UGANDA: Sexual Crimes Go Unpunished

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Inter Press Service
17 November 2010

HIV-positive suspect agrees to plea deal in biting case

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The Detroit News
4 November 2010

Canadian Judge Overturns Convictions of HIV-Positive Man

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Poz magazine news
27 October 2010

Prosecuting AIDS one T-cell at a time

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Policy Diary blog
21 October 2010

Gays in Uganda say they're living in fear

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MSNB / Associated Press
20 October 2010