This myriad of laws, across multiple legal systems, has one thing in common: by punishing those who have HIV, or the practices that may leave them vulnerable to infection, such laws simply serve to drive people further from disclosure, testing and treatment—fostering, not fighting, the global epidemic. It is time to say, “No more.” Just as we need new science to help fight the viral epidemic, we need new thinking to combat an epidemic of bad laws that is undermining the precious gains made in HIV awareness, prevention and treatment over the past thirty years.
Dr. Shereen El Feki hopes that legal environment will improve following Global Commission report
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US: New report from the Williams Institute examines the enforcement of Indiana’s HIV-related criminal donation laws
Enforcement of HIV Criminalization in Indiana: Donation Laws
July 23, 2024
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US: Sex workers convicted of aggravated prostitution because of their HIV status to be removed from Sex Offender Registry
Tennessee agrees to remove sex workers with HIV from sex offender registry
July 18, 2024
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Malaysia: Latest attempt to amend the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act retains many of its controversial provisions
Act 342 Amendment Bill Treats Infection Like A Criminal Offence
July 16, 2024
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US: New HIV criminalisation law goes into effect in Tennessee
CHLP denounces new law in Tennessee that further criminalizes people living with HIV
July 3, 2024
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US: CHLP and Oklahoma advocates successfully oppose sweeping STI criminalisation Bill
STI Criminalization Bill stopped in Oklahoma
June 28, 2024
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July 16, 2024
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