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HIV criminalisation cases

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

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US: 34‑year‑old woman charged with felony for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 15 March 2026
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Women

Senegal: Crackdown on LGBTQ+ people intensifies with multiple arrests [updated daily]

Latest update 15 March 2026

According to HJN monitoring data, since early February authorities in Senegal have arrested at least 53 individuals on allegations of “acts against nature” and “voluntary HIV transmission”. Newspapers’ reports indicate that the people arrested were subjected to forced HIV testing…

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Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Gay men Migrants

US: Police officer arrested for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 14 March 2026
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure

Kazakhstan: Two trans sex workers under investigation for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 24 February 2026
Kazakhstan Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Trans* people

[Update]Türkiye: Reclassification of murder charge as intentional injury and 10 months sentence upheld by High Court

Latest update 23 February 2026
Türkiye Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 1 year and 2 months’ imprisonment for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 11 February 2026
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Woman on HIV treatment sentenced for HIV exposure despite partner requesting leniency

Latest update 4 February 2026
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: Woman arrested in Florida for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 28 January 2026
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: 39 year-old man charged with alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 16 January 2026
South Carolina United States Alleged sexual exposure

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

Latest update 5 January 2026
Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: Woman arrested in Florida for alleged failure to disclose her HIV status prior to sexual activity

Latest update 28 December 2025
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Women

South Korea: Gwangju Court sentences a man to eight months for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 19 December 2025
South Korea Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

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

Latest update 12 December 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Court maintains HIV exposure conviction while delaying jail term for child’s welfare

Latest update 10 December 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Malaysia: Spa owner fined for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 6 December 2025
Malaysia Alleged sexual exposure

[Update]Senegal: Migrant sex worker on treatment sentenced to one month in jail

Latest update 2 December 2025
Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Migrants Sex workers Women

Uzbekistan: Court convicts woman despite undetectable viral load and partner’s prior knowledge

Latest update 1 December 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: Police investigates case of alleged non-disclosure of HIV status before sexual encounter

Latest update 19 November 2025
Georgia United States Alleged sexual exposure

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 4 years in a general-regime colony for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 14 November 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Court of appeal upholds original verdict and sentence in case of alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 8 November 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: HIV exposure case dismissed following mental health assessment

Latest update 3 November 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to restricted liberty for 3 years, 10 months, and 20 days for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 17 October 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men Migrants

Uzbekistan: Court rules woman guilty of HIV exposure despite partner’s consent and awareness

Latest update 3 October 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Defendant receives five-year restricted liberty sentence in HIV exposure case

Latest update 29 September 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Court imposes two-year restriction of liberty for HIV Exposure despite partner’s awareness and consent

Latest update 17 September 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Russia: 42-year-old resident of Sarapul found guilty of alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 6 September 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure

US: Student charged with alleged HIV exposure in Louisiana

Latest update 5 September 2025
Louisiana United States Alleged sexual exposure Youth

Uzbekistan: Woman sentenced to 2 years in jail for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 4 September 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Suspended sentence for woman charged with alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 2 September 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: Blood test warrant leads to new HIV-exposure charges in Arkansas

Latest update 15 August 2025
Arkansas Alleged sexual exposure

US: 34-year-old man charged with felonious assault for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 14 August 2025
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

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

US: Man charged with alleged HIV exposure in South Carolina

Latest update 22 July 2025
South Carolina United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

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

Latest update 3 July 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Russia: Woman sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for alleged HIV transmission and exposure

Latest update 21 June 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Women

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

Russia: 42-year-old man sentenced to one year in jail for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 18 June 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure 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

South Korea: 43-year-old man sentenced to 18 months for HIV non-disclosure and substance use

Latest update 29 May 2025
South Korea 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 restrictions of liberty for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 22 May 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: 37 year-old Georgia man under investigation for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 20 May 2025
Georgia United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Appeal dismissed in case of repeated HIV exposure offenses

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

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 : 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 3 years for alleged HIV exposure, postponed until her child reaches the age of 3

Latest update 3 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

Russia: 40-year-old man sentenced to 1 year and 6 months for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 13 March 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

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

Latest update 13 February 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure

Uzbekistan: 5 years conditional sentence in HIV Exposure case

Latest update 12 February 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Women

Uzbekistan: Court imposes 4 years of restricted liberty in HIV exposure case

Latest update 11 February 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Russia: 27-year-old woman to appear in court for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 28 January 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Women

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: 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

[Update]Canada: Man convicted in 2009 for alleged HIV transmission refused parole a second time

Latest update 24 December 2024
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Migrants

US: Woman arrested and charged with felony in Oregon for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 22 December 2024
Oregon United States Alleged sexual exposure Women

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

US: Man sentenced to two to three years in jail in Ohio for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 23 November 2024
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure

US: Man with undetectable viral load jailed over partner’s worries, despite scientific evidence and changes in the law

Latest update 2 August 2024
North Carolina United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Singapore: Man jailed for coercing his HIV-Positive wife into sex work while his wife is acquitted on non-disclosure charges

Latest update 1 August 2024
Singapore Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers

Belarus: 34 year-old woman charged with HIV exposure in Soligorsk

Latest update 18 July 2024
Belarus Alleged sexual exposure Women

US: Man arrested in Florida for alleged HIV non-dislosure

Latest update 21 June 2024
Florida United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Senegal: 41-year-old sentenced to 5 years for attempted HIV transmission and “unnatural acts”

Latest update 10 June 2024
Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

US: Ohio sex worker charged for engaging in solicitation after a positive HIV test

Latest update 19 May 2024
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Women

US: North Carolina man charged with felonious assault for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 16 May 2024
North Carolina United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Senegal: Two men appear in court charged with “act against nature and deliberate HIV infection”

Latest update 24 April 2024
Senegal Alleged sexual exposure Gay men

Ireland: Woman granted protection order against her husband under Domestic Violence Act for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 26 February 2024
Ireland Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Italy: Man with undetectable viral load acquitted because HIV transmission risk “substantially nil”

Latest update 26 February 2024
Italy Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

China: Woman sex worker prosecuted and fined due to her HIV status

Latest update 30 January 2024
China Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Women

US: 40-year-old man held in Ohio on felonious assault charges for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 19 January 2024
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Russia: Criminal case initiated against 47-year-old Nizhny Novgorod resident for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 18 December 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Singapore: Transgender sex worker sentenced to three years and three months for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 22 November 2023
Singapore Alleged sexual exposure Sex workers Trans* people

US: Ohio man with HIV arrested in sting operation faces felony charges for soliciting

Latest update 14 November 2023
Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Estonia: Ukrainian refugee sentenced to 8 months in jail for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 8 November 2023
Estonia Alleged sexual exposure Migrants Women

US: Ohio transgender man receives year-long sentence for not disclosing HIV status to female partner

Latest update 2 November 2023

Editorial comment: the original media reports misgender the defendant, who is a transgender man assigned female at birth. We have corrected these reports to properly gender the defendant. The reports are otherwise unchanged.  

Ohio United States Alleged sexual exposure Trans* people Youth

Russia: 41-year-old woman faces up to one year in prison for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 19 October 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Women

Russia: Prosecution prioritises alleged HIV exposure, overlooks violent assault on woman

Latest update 18 October 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

Canada: 35-year-old Ontario man wanted by police for alleged HIV-exposure

Latest update 17 October 2023
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men

US: Man charged in Mississippi with alleged HIV, Hepatitis B or C exposure

Latest update 14 October 2023
Mississippi United States Alleged sexual exposure

Russia: 13-year-old living with HIV detained in Moscow for sleeping with 18-year-old, while he faces charges for sleeping with a minor

Latest update 13 October 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual exposure Women Youth

UK: Police investigating allegations of alleged HIV transmission against 41-year-old man

Latest update 27 September 2023
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual exposure

Taiwan: Man sentenced to 13 years for alleged HIV non-disclosure, complainants also sentenced to 1 year for the same offence

Latest update 15 September 2023
Taiwan (ROC) Alleged sexual exposure Gay men