On 17 February 2011, Denmark’s Minister of Justice announced the suspension of Article 252 of the Danish Criminal Code. This law is reportedly the only HIV-specific criminal law provision in Western Europe and has been used to prosecute some 18 individuals.
Countries questioning laws that criminalize HIV transmission and exposure
News curated from other sources
US: Louisiana’s HIV laws lag behind HIV science
Louisiana upholds its HIV exposure law as other states change or repeal theirs
July 20, 2025
Criminalization and funding cuts threaten global progress against HIV/AIDS
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws
July 10, 2025
Benin: MPs attend workshop to gain up-to-date knowledge to support review of HIV Law
HIV/AIDS in Benin: towards a review of the law on prevention and care, MPs equipped
July 3, 2025
New Zealand: Survey launches to find out how HIV criminalisation laws impact lives
New Zealand’s Outdated HIV Criminalisation Laws Need To Change
July 3, 2025
Mexico: Federal Health Ministry issues favorable opinion on HIV decriminalisation initiative
Jaime López celebrates the Ministry of Health’s favourable opinion to repeal the crime of ‘danger of contagion’ from the Federal Criminal Code
June 28, 2025
News by the HIV Justice Network
HIV Unwrapped: Justice in Every Stitch
July 14, 2025
