A Washington state law that criminalizes intentionally infecting other persons with HIV without their consent may be expanded to include any disease that is dangerous or deadly.
Washington state plans to amend HIV-specific statute to cover all serious communicable diseases
News curated from other sources
New Zealand: Undetectable yet prosecutable, study highlights the need for law reform
Momentum for change on HIV criminalisation
February 20, 2026
Senegal: New bill further criminalises LGBT people as well as advocacy and funding with major implications for civil society
Government tightens repressive measures against ‘unnatural acts’: Advocacy now punishable by imprisonment
February 19, 2026
New Zealand: Government backs U=U, opening door to reform of HIV non-disclosure laws
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa welcomes the Government’s decision on U=U
February 16, 2026
Senegal: Following recent arrests, the National AIDS council calls for an approach based on science and human rights
The CNLS warns against judicial and social excesses
February 15, 2026
US: Ryan White’s mother calls for HIV law reform in Indiana
Decades after Ryan White, Indiana still criminalizes HIV
February 11, 2026
News by the HIV Justice Network
2025 in review: more reported cases, uneven reform
January 7, 2026
