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
Mexico: Sexual connotation removed from BCS article on "danger of contagion" on but full repeal denied
To avoid discrimination, article of the BCS Penal Code on “danger of contagion” was reformed
December 7, 2023
Mexico: Proposal for reform of HIV and STI criminalisation law put forward to Puebla Justice Commission for consideration
Proposed repeal of penalties for people with sexually transmitted diseases
December 4, 2023
Mexico: HIV Criminalisation reform one of the pending issues in Mexico City backlog of legislative reforms
Congress is behind on reform to decriminalise HIV
December 4, 2023
US: Tennessee's aggravated prostitution statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act
Justice Department Finds that Enforcement of Tennessee State Law Discriminates Against People with HIV
December 2, 2023
EECA Judges’ Forum on HIV, Human Rights and the Law meet to discuss challenges presented by punitive laws
Judges from Eastern Europe and Central Asia gather in Moldova to discuss the region’s pressing issues around health, HIV, human rights and the law
November 30, 2023
News by the HIV Justice Network
New HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE website now live!
October 13, 2023
