A vivacious roar of 200 voices from around the world could be heard spilling out of the SVA theater last night on West 23 rd Street. Representatives from the ICW: International Community of Women living with HIV (in town for UN meetings), people from the neighborhood, and others from across the 5 boroughs, gathered to watch HIV IS NOT A CRIME and POSITIVE WOMEN: EXPOSING INJUSTICE.
Visual AIDS Blog reports on New York screening of two powerful anti-criminalisation documentaries
News curated from other sources
US: Oklahoma looking at additional criminalisation of sexually transmitted infections
Oklahoma lawmakers want to criminalize spread of genital herpes, chlamydia, HPV and other STDs
April 19, 2024
Zimbabwe: Bill includes HIV in expanded list of STIs with criminal penalties for "deliberate" transmission
Government criminalises deliberate HIV, STIs transmission
April 9, 2024
US: Louisiana HIV decriminalisation bill to be revisited at a later date
Lawmakers stall on bill to change state’s HIV law
April 5, 2024
Brazil: Proposed bill seeks to increase penalties in cases of HIV transmission
Congressman from Mato Grosso do Sul wants to increase the penalty for those who intentionally transmit HIV
March 26, 2024
US: Bill to end felony charges for people with HIV in prostitution cases removes the last relic of HIV criminalization laws
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bills to repeal felony charge for HIV-related prostitution
March 22, 2024
News by the HIV Justice Network
UK Parliament Commemorates HIV Is Not A Crime Day
March 12, 2024
Global Statement on HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
February 28, 2024
HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day goes global!
February 23, 2024
An encouraging start to 2024
January 19, 2024