Thanks to your actions, the office of the Ministry of the Attorney General met with the Ontario Working Group on January 15, 2013, to discuss desperately needed prosecutorial guidelines. Crown counsel does not have to prosecute people who use condoms or have a low viral load, just because they can.
News from Ontario Working Group on Criminal Law and HIV Exposure
News curated from other sources
[Update]US: Illinois governor signs bill to decriminalise HIV transmission into law
New law repeals criminal penalties for HIV transmission
July 27, 2021
Russia: Law prohibiting migrants living with HIV from staying in the country does not just legalise discrimination, it also endangers their lives
“You have HIV, you have to leave”
July 21, 2021
US: New analysis from the Williams Institute shows that at least 154 people were incarcerated for HIV crimes in Florida, at a cost of $12 million
Incarceration for HIV crimes in Florida cost taxpayers $12 million
July 21, 2021
Russia: "HIV is a medical and social issue. This is where reforms are needed"
“‘The message was good, but this is not the reality. What is the danger of criminalising HIV transmission and who will suffer from it? “
July 19, 2021
[Update]US: Missouri Governor signs bill that modernises HIV criminalisation laws
Missouri Updates HIV Laws Criminalizing Transmission For The First Time In Over 30 Years
July 15, 2021
News by the HIV Justice Network
Illinois fully repeals its HIV criminalisation law
July 30, 2021
HJN proudly joins the Support.Don't Punish campaign
June 25, 2021
A landmark week for HIV criminalisation
June 11, 2021