In Georgia, a woman was sentenced to eight years in jail for failing to disclose her HIV status to a male partner, despite witnesses’ statements that he already knew she was HIV positive. There’s a man in Ohio who is serving 40 years for failing to tell his ex-girlfriend that he was HIV positive, even though the case was motivated by an ex-lover’s jealous rage.
US: Excellent article by Ari Ezra Waldman explaining why US HIV criminalisation laws are unjust and how to move forward
News curated from other sources

Mexico: Baja California eliminates HIV Criminalisation from State Criminal Code
BC Congress eliminates crime of “danger of contagion”
									October 5, 2025
							
Canada: Google refuses to suppress name-based search results in dismissed HIV criminalisation case
Google wants to keep HIV status of underage Canadian in search results
									August 30, 2025
							
Canada: Reform of HIV criminalisation laws remains stalled amid political delays
Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised
									August 24, 2025
							
US: Missouri prison system ends solitary confinement policy targeting people with HIV
A Woman With HIV Spent Six Years in Solitary. She Sued and Missouri Will Change Its Policy.
									August 24, 2025
							
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
							News by the HIV Justice Network


HIV Unwrapped: Justice in Every Stitch
July 14, 2025
							

