HIV criminalisation cases

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

Showing 19 of 1219 cases

France: Gay man indicted for HIV transmission

Latest update 10 August 2007

France Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

UK: Michael Fielder sentenced (UK reckless transmission case thrown out due to lack of evidence)

Latest update 14 July 2007

England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Austria: 20-year-old sentenced to 7 months for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 2 July 2007

Austria Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men Youth

Russia: 17-year-old girl from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski prosecuted for HIV transmission to four man; she can face up to 8 years in prison

Latest update 28 April 2007

Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women Youth

US: 45-year-old man facing jail in Illinois for blood donation

Latest update 30 November 2006

Illinois USA Blood donation

Sweden: Woman living with HIV sentenced to 2 years and 5 months for HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 28 April 2006

Sweden Alleged sexual exposure Women

Serbia: Woman files criminal complaint against husband for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 2 September 2005

Serbia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Latest update 3 June 2005

Georgia USA Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Argentina: 3 years suspended sentence for alleged intentional HIV transmission

Latest update 14 July 2003

Argentina Alleged sexual transmission

UK: Man sentenced to 5 years in Scotland for alleged “reckless transmission”

Latest update 17 November 2001

Scotland United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Singapore: Five men living with HIV jailed for hiding their status before donating blood

Latest update 8 December 2000

Singapore Blood donation

Canada: Supreme Court rules that it is a criminal offence for an HIV-positive person to engage in consensual sex without disclosing their status

Latest update 3 September 1998

Canada Alleged sexual exposure

Cyprus: Court sentenced British woman to 7 months in jail for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 28 April 1998

Cyprus Alleged sexual exposure Women

Cyprus: Cypriot fisherman sentenced to 15 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 1 August 1997

Cyprus Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

US: 31-year-old man living with HIV arrested in Missouri charged with felony for donating blood

Latest update 17 October 1996

Missouri USA Blood donation

Bermuda: Man sentenced to 14 years for alleged HIV transmission under new changes to the Criminal Code

Latest update 6 May 1995

Bermuda Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Australia: Man living with HIV imprisoned for non-disclosure during blood donation

Latest update 3 November 1993

Victoria Australia Blood donation

Canada: Supreme court dismisses appeal in case of blood donation

Latest update 6 April 1993

Ontario Canada Blood donation

US: Man charged for donating blood in Illinois

Latest update 6 June 1987

Illinois USA Blood donation Alleged sexual exposure