On 17 February 2011, Denmark’s Minister of Justice announced the suspension of Article 252 of the Danish Criminal Code. This law is reportedly the only HIV-specific criminal law provision in Western Europe and has been used to prosecute some 18 individuals.
Countries questioning laws that criminalize HIV transmission and exposure
News curated from other sources
US: Activists activists raise concerns over the links between public health & law enforcement surveillance
Questioning the Benefits of Molecular Surveillance
June 30, 2020
US: New initiative to combat Anti-Black racism, end criminalisation of pandemics and abolish systems of imprisonment
Announcing the Health Not Prisons Collective
June 19, 2020
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation leads multi-state effort to decriminalise HIV and modernise laws leading to discrimination
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Launches Initiative for Modernization of Laws and Criminal Penalties for People Living with HIV
June 19, 2020
When considering the criminalisation of COVID-19, lessons from HIV should be retained
Marginalised communities will not get justice from criminalising Covid-19 transmission
June 17, 2020
New research analyses approaches taken by 49 dating and hook-up platforms in designing for HIV disclosure
Surveillance, Stigma & Sociotechnical Design for HIV
June 17, 2020
News by the HIV Justice Network
