HIV criminalisation cases

The latest cases curated for the HIV Justice Network from global news reports.

Showing 22 of 22 cases

UK: Woman with low viral load sentenced to 14 months in prison for biting police officer

Latest update 21 October 2020

England United Kingdom Biting Women

Russia: Woman sentenced to 10 months for alleged HIV non-disclosure and exposure

Latest update 17 October 2020

Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Court passes lighter sentence of two years house arrest for woman accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 13 October 2020

Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Women

UK: 25 months for woman living with HIV who bit police officer

Latest update 10 October 2020

England United Kingdom Biting Women Youth

Zimbabwe: 23-year-old charged with “deliberate transmission of HIV” for breastfeeding a baby

Latest update 6 October 2020

Zimbabwe Breastfeeding Women Youth

India: Police registers civil case against a husband and his family for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 1 September 2020

India Alleged sexual transmission Women

US: Woman arrested in Georgia for allegedly having a sexual relationship without disclosing her status

Latest update 5 August 2020

Georgia United States Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: Woman living with HIV charged with felony assault for spitting at police officer in Georgia

Latest update 3 August 2020

Georgia United States Spitting Women

Russia: 37-year-old woman charged with alleged HIV non-disclosure in Kaluga

Latest update 3 August 2020

Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Women

[Update]Russia: Police drops criminal case against an HIV-positive woman in St. Petersburg who was breastfeeding her newborn

Latest update 19 June 2020

Russian Federation Breastfeeding Women

Russia: 40-year-old woman charged with alleged HIV exposure in Kaluga region

Latest update 4 June 2020

Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: 43-year-old woman charged with alleged HIV exposure in Missouri

Latest update 25 May 2020

Missouri United States Alleged sexual exposure Women

Russia: 29-year-old Perm Krai woman sentenced to two years and 25 days in prison for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 21 May 2020

Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

UK: Woman with HIV/Hep C and mental health issues sentenced to 6 months for throwing sanitary pad at police

Latest update 12 May 2020

England United Kingdom Women Other

Russia: Woman accused of alleged HIV transmission and non-disclosure in Rostov region

Latest update 16 April 2020

Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

UK: Woman accused of HIV exposure in Scotland for allegedly spitting blood at someone

Latest update 20 March 2020

Scotland United Kingdom Spitting Women

Kenya: 20-year-old house-help prosecuted for allegedly exposing her employer’s baby to HIV through breastfeeding

Latest update 12 March 2020

Kenya Breastfeeding Women Youth

[Update]Russia: Trial underway against senior nurse in case of negligence leading to HIV transmissions in Budennovsk hospital

Latest update 28 February 2020

Russian Federation Medical/dental Women

Uganda: People with HIV have the right to a fair trial and a presumption of innocence

Latest update 9 February 2020

Uganda Alleged sexual exposure Women

Russia: Woman charged with alleged HIV exposure and transmission in Naryan-Mar

Latest update 1 February 2020

Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Women

Russia: Criminal case opens in Nizhny Novgorod region against woman for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 29 January 2020

Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Women

India: 38-year-old man reports his wife and in-laws to the police for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 23 January 2020

India Alleged sexual exposure Women