People with HIV are not walking public health threats, despite how the law treats us. We are human beings and we are far more than the virus we carry. Laws based on ignorance, fear and shaming of people with HIV are the real danger to public health.
Think Having HIV Is Not a Crime? Think Again
News curated from other sources
Turkmenistan: UNAIDS launches campaign “Decriminalize” aiming to reduce punitive legal environments affecting key populations
Turkmenistan’s HIV/AIDS Challenges: Silence, Stigma, and Criminalization
April 26, 2024
China: People living with HIV in Chongqing to be held criminally liable in cases of alleged HIV transmission
Southwest China’s Chongqing steps up efforts to crackdown on intentional spreading of HIV/AIDS
April 26, 2024
US: Oklahoma looking at additional criminalisation of sexually transmitted infections
Oklahoma lawmakers want to criminalize spread of genital herpes, chlamydia, HPV and other STDs
April 19, 2024
Zimbabwe: Bill includes HIV in expanded list of STIs with criminal penalties for "deliberate" transmission
Government criminalises deliberate HIV, STIs transmission
April 9, 2024
US: Louisiana HIV decriminalisation bill to be revisited at a later date
Lawmakers stall on bill to change state’s HIV law
April 5, 2024
News by the HIV Justice Network
UK Parliament Commemorates HIV Is Not A Crime Day
March 12, 2024
Global Statement on HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
February 28, 2024
HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day goes global!
February 23, 2024
An encouraging start to 2024
January 19, 2024