In Georgia, a woman was sentenced to eight years in jail for failing to disclose her HIV status to a male partner, despite witnesses’ statements that he already knew she was HIV positive. There’s a man in Ohio who is serving 40 years for failing to tell his ex-girlfriend that he was HIV positive, even though the case was motivated by an ex-lover’s jealous rage.
US: Excellent article by Ari Ezra Waldman explaining why US HIV criminalisation laws are unjust and how to move forward
News curated from other sources
Mexico: Congresswoman presents HIV decriminalisation bill in Tlaxcala Congress
A bill to repeal the crime of the danger of contagion was presented before the Plenary of the Congress.
October 23, 2024
Ukraine: Bill to remove HIV specific article from criminal code to be considered by parliament
A specific article on transmission of HIV or of an other incurable infectious disease will be removed from the Criminal Code
October 8, 2024
US: Advocating for HIV decriminalisation and health equity at Indiana's first HIV advocacy summit
HIV advocates, organizations talk legislative solutions at first advocacy summit
September 20, 2024
India: Mizoram Legislative Forum on HIV/AIDS discusses possibility of mandatory HIV testing for all citizens
Mizoram legislators bat for mandatory HIV testing amid rising cases
September 19, 2024
Australia: Criminalisation fuels healthcare disparities for migrants living with HIV
HIV in Australia: shades of injustice remain
September 17, 2024