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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-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

Zambia: Criminalising HIV Transmission

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AllAfrica
20 October 2010

Sotomayor Says Supreme Court Should Have Heard HIV Appeal

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Poz magazine news
19 October 2010

African Law Students Argue Against Criminalization of HIV Transmission

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Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
18 October 2010

Australia: HIV man accused of infecting eight people

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Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
5 October 2010

No jail for Germany HIV popstar

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BBC
26 August 2010

HIV star 'should not be jailed'

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BBC
25 August 2010

Don’t lash AIDS victims: Saudi courts told

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Emirates247.com
22 August 2010

Does HIV trump privacy?

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National Post
28 July 2010