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Criminalization and funding cuts threaten global progress against HIV/AIDS
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws
July 10, 2025
Benin: MPs attend workshop to gain up-to-date knowledge to support review of HIV Law
HIV/AIDS in Benin: towards a review of the law on prevention and care, MPs equipped
July 3, 2025
New Zealand: Survey launches to find out how HIV criminalisation laws impact lives
New Zealand’s Outdated HIV Criminalisation Laws Need To Change
July 3, 2025
Mexico: Federal Health Ministry issues favorable opinion on HIV decriminalisation initiative
Jaime López celebrates the Ministry of Health’s favourable opinion to repeal the crime of ‘danger of contagion’ from the Federal Criminal Code
June 28, 2025
Canada: Decades of advocacy ignored as Canada rejects HIV criminalisation law reform
Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?
June 3, 2025
Mexico: HIV criminalisation in Tamaulipas fuels fear and discrimination
Activists in Tamaulipas denounce that criminalisation of HIV is an obstacle to health and human rights
June 2, 2025
US: PA House Committee considers bill to end HIV criminalization
Pennsylvania House committee hears testimony on bill to decriminalize HIV
June 2, 2025
[Update] US: Felony charges for intentional STD transmission one step closer in Louisiana
House committee votes in favor of STD criminalization bill with changes
May 29, 2025
Mexico: Lawmaker introduces initiative to repeal HIV criminalisation from criminal code
As it is obsolete and discriminatory, PRI proposes to eliminate the crime of “risk of contagion”
May 22, 2025
Mexico: LGBTI groups ask for the repeal of HIV criminalisation law
LGBT+ groups demand legislation to punish discrimination against people with HIV
May 22, 2025