A vivacious roar of 200 voices from around the world could be heard spilling out of the SVA theater last night on West 23 rd Street. Representatives from the ICW: International Community of Women living with HIV (in town for UN meetings), people from the neighborhood, and others from across the 5 boroughs, gathered to watch HIV IS NOT A CRIME and POSITIVE WOMEN: EXPOSING INJUSTICE.
Visual AIDS Blog reports on New York screening of two powerful anti-criminalisation documentaries
News curated from other sources

DRC: New study offers in-depth analysis of the legal framework governing HIV criminalisation in the DRC
Criminalization of HIV transmission in the Democratic Republic of Congo: lack of evidence, repressive abuses and human rights issues – Critical analysis and prospects for reform in light of the S.M. case
December 15, 2025

USA: New Williams Institute report analyses three decades of HIV criminalisation prosecutions in Michigan
Enforcement of HIV Criminalization in Michigan
December 12, 2025

New Zealand: New Zealand’s HIV progress undermined by stigma and outdated laws
Experts warn stigma, outdated laws obstacles to ending HIV transmission
December 3, 2025

Canada: Advocates urge Liberals to honour the Trudeau government's commitment to reform HIV disclosure laws
Words aren’t enough: Canada must deliver on HIV criminal reform
December 2, 2025
News by the HIV Justice Network

2025 in review: more reported cases, uneven reform
January 7, 2026




