Cases

HIV criminalisation cases

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

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Uzbekistan: Court sentences woman for alleged HIV transmission despite disclosure to partner

Latest update 28 August 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Women

Uzbekistan: Court upholds conviction for alleged HIV exposure in Tashkent

Latest update 31 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to two years’ correctional labour for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 31 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Khorezm Appeal Court upholds six-year sentence in HIV transmission case

Latest update 31 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Defendant receives 4-year restriction of liberty for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 28 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman convicted of HIV exposure given 3 years and 6 months non-custodial sentence

Latest update 28 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: HIV exposure verdict upheld by Mirzaabad Court

Latest update 23 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure

Uzbekistan: Two-year prison term for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 3 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 2 years and 6 months’ imprisonment for HIV transmission and forgery of medical certificate

Latest update 25 June 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in open correctional facility for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 19 June 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 4 years of restriction of liberty for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 13 June 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: 3 years non-custodial sentence of correctional labour for man in HIV transmission case

Latest update 10 June 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: 2 years of restriction of liberty for man accused of alleged HIV non-disclosure and exposure

Latest update 5 June 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 3 years in penal colony for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 4 June 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 3-years imprisonment for HIV-exposure loses appeal

Latest update 29 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 3 years restriction of liberty for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 27 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 5 Years imprisonment for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 26 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: 4 years restriction of liberty imposed in HIV exposure case

Latest update 26 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 3 years of liberty restrictions for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 23 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Women

Uzbekistan: 4 years of non-custodial supervision with court-imposed conditions for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 23 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 3 years of restrictions of liberty for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 22 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Appeal dismissed in case of repeated HIV exposure offenses

Latest update 6 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Women

Uzbekistan : Man receives a 4 years non-custodial sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 5 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: 27-year-old woman arrested for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 30 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: 5 Years suspended sentence for woman arrested during sting operation

Latest update 28 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Women

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 4 years of house arrest for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 24 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to restriction of liberty for 4 years for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 24 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman receives five-year term for second offence of alleged HIV nondisclosure

Latest update 17 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Appeal court upholds verdict in case of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 14 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 14 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Women

Uzbekistan : Woman sentenced to 3 years restriction of liberty for alleged HIV-exposure

Latest update 9 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 5 years in jail for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 2 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Women

Uzbekistan: Fergana Appeal Court dismisses appeal of man sentenced for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 2 April 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers

Uzbekistan: Woman on ARV treatment sentenced to 3 years “restriction of freedom” for alleged HIV Exposure

Latest update 18 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Appeal dismissed in case of HIV exposure, despite request for leniency from his wife

Latest update 13 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Appeal court court dismisses appeal and confirms a 6-year jail sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 12 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Court of appeal upholds five-year prison sentence for man accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 11 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Court dismisses appeal in HIV transmission case

Latest update 5 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission

Uzbekistan: Defendant in case of alleged HIV exposure placed under house arrest pending investigation

Latest update 13 February 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 5 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 30 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Court rules against defendant’s plea for leniency and maintains prison sentence

Latest update 17 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: There-year sentence for alleged HIV-exposure upheld by Surkhandarya regional appeal court

Latest update 13 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to four years of restricted liberty for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 10 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Four years of restricted liberty for man accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 9 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Andijan Regional Court dismisses appeal against 3 years sentence for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 8 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: 20-year-old woman receives 3 years non-custodial sentence for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 27 December 2024
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women Youth

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 2 years in penal colony for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 12 December 2024
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 4 years of house arrest and other restrictions for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 27 November 2024
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Law enforcers initiated 20 criminal cases for HIV transmission or exposure since start of the year

Latest update 31 July 2023
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission

Uzbekistan: Man arrested for alleged HIV transmission could face up to 8 years in prison

Latest update 22 April 2023
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: 23-year-old woman faces up to 8 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 10 April 2023
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Women

Uzbekistan: Female sex worker sentenced to three years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 4 November 2022
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Sex workers Women

Uzbekistan: Dentist who carried on working after his HIV diagnosis faces up to 5 years in prison

Latest update 26 April 2022
Uzbekistan Other

Uzbekistan: 27-year-old woman sentenced to 6.5 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 29 December 2021
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Women

Uzbekistan: HIV+ transgender sex workers arrested in Tashkent and charged with HIV exposure

Latest update 13 November 2020
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Trans* people

Uzbekistan: Female hairdresser on ART prosecuted for not disclosing HIV-positive status

Latest update 30 October 2020

Update: Audio testimony First person testimony given to UNDP 3rd EECA Judges Forum, 11 November 2021 (Voice of interpreter) She was given a two year suspended sentence and is no longer allowed to work as a hairdresser.  HIVJusticeNet · Uzbekistan…

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Uzbekistan Women Other

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

Uzbekistan: Teenager receives suspended sentence for exposing his childhood girlfriend to HIV

Latest update 9 June 2019
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men Youth

Uzbekistan: 36-year-old man deported from Russia to stand trial for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 5 May 2016
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Prosecutor office starts legal proceedings against local doctors for HIV transmission due to negligence

Latest update 11 November 2008
Uzbekistan Medical/dental