The Ontario government is writing guidelines for criminal prosecutions of HIV-positive people who don’t disclose their status before having sex, according to the Ministry of the Attorney General.
Canada: HIV groups upset because attorney general has no plans to consult them on prosecutorial guidelines
News curated from other sources
New Zealand: Man sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for removing condom without consent during sex
New Zealand’s first successful ‘stealthing’ prosecution leads the way for law changes in Australia and elsewhere
April 29, 2021
Russia: Bill proposing to abolish mandatory deportation of foreigners with HIV submitted for review
MP proposed to change legislation in favour of infected migrants
April 22, 2021
US: Bill proposed in Missouri removes HIV-specific language from state law and reflects more recent research
Changes to HIV laws moving in Missouri Legislature, but anti-discrimination win proves elusive
April 15, 2021
US: Bill to decriminalise HIV transmission advances to the Senate in Illinois
Illinois House votes to decriminalize HIV transmission
April 15, 2021
Russia: Deporting migrants with HIV from Russia is not only inhumane but also economically unprofitable
State asked to stop expulsion of migrants with HIV
April 8, 2021
News by the HIV Justice Network
Honouring Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31)
March 26, 2021