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Translated via Deepl.com – Scroll down for original article in Spanish The sexual connotation was removed from the wording of Article 168 of the BCS Penal Code, which addresses the “Danger of Contagion”. La Paz, Baja California Sur (BCS). This…

Translated via Deepl.com – Scroll down for original article in Spanish Because they are discriminatory, they are proposing to the State Congress to repeal the sanctions applicable to those who are carriers of a sexually transmitted disease that could put…

Translated via Deepl.com. Scroll down for the original article in Spanish. Congress is behind on reform to decriminalise HIV The local Congress has an initiative on the agenda to remove the stigmatisation of people with HIV from Article 159 of…

he Justice Department announced today its finding that the State of Tennessee, including its Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office (SCDAO), violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by enforcing the state’s aggravated prostitution statute…

The Eastern European and Central Asian Judges’ Forum on HIV, Human Rights and the Law – an independent body of judges from the region yearly convened by UNDP – starts their two-day meeting on 27 November 2023 in Chișinău, Moldova,…

Translated via Deepl.com. Scroll down for original text in Russian. Nina Shalabaeva, Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Novosibirsk Region, proposed to punish pregnant women with HIV for refusing treatment. She made the statement during a TASS press conference. –…

By Meghan Friedmann Some state legislators are pushing to change Louisiana’s HIV criminalization law, which mandates up to 10 years in prison and 15 years on the sex offender registry for people convicted of intentionally exposing people to the virus….

Translated via Deepl.com. Scroll down for original article in Spanish Collectives and activists criticised Carlos Evangelista’s initiative that criminalises and seeks to impose up to 10 years in prison. The local Morena deputy Carlos Evangelista Aniceto has been criticised by…

By Robert Suttle TheBody recently published, “We Keep Ignoring HIV Criminalization,” an article that addressed the lack of attention given to HIV criminalization laws. These laws criminalize people living with HIV for a range of actions―such as having sex without…

On 26 October 2023, the Constitutional Court, in a 4 (constitutional) : 5 (partially unconstitutional) opinion, ruled that Articles 19 and 25 (2) of the ‘Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease Prevention Act’ (as amended by Act No. 11749 of 5 April 2013),…

Overview The Williams Institute analyzed data from the state of Arkansas about individuals who came into contact with the state’s criminal system through allegations of HIV-related crimes. We analyzed both law enforcement arrest data and data from the state’s Department…

Translated via Deepl.com. For article in Spanish, please scroll down The Positivxs Organisation, an association of people living with HIV and STIs, told Yafit Ohana that “policies that criminalise HIV are policies of death”. The organisation’s statements follow “the appearance…

Translated with Deepl.com. For article in Spanish, please scroll down. For sociologist Axel Bautista, the fight against HIV-related stigma encompasses social awareness and a cry for help for legislators. HIV stigma: A social struggle that needs legislative reinforcement, awareness and…

Translated via Deepl.com. For original article in German, please scroll down. A large care organisation terminated without notice a contract concluded shortly before, because of HIV infection. All others also refused because of HIV. In this guest blog, lawyer Helmut…

The decision on the need to provide certificates has already been taken in Ingushetia. In the State Duma it has been proposed to require Russians to disclose their HIV status before marriage. This proposal was expressed in conversation with the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new scientific and normative guidance on HIV at the 12thInternational IAS (the International AIDS Society) Conference on HIV Science. New WHO guidance and an accompanying Lancet systematic review released today describe the role…

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“A bill and legislation put forth that would criminalize this specific behavior is most definitely warranted. We would support it for sure,” the NM Attorney General’s office said. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico,…

by Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Fri. June 30, 2023 The Criminal Code was amended during Friday’s Sitting of the House of Representatives to repeal provisions related to the deliberate and reckless spreading of HIV-AIDS. During his presentation on the amendment, Minister…

A new law taking effect on Thursday nullifies two HIV-related felonies in state law, and advocacy groups will celebrate by handing out HIV self-test kits. What You Need To Know House Bill 349 takes effect on Thursday, which decriminalizes HIV…

by: David Rees COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio is home to several statutes criminalizing HIV, including a felony charge and prison sentence for those with the virus who fail to disclose their status to sexual partners. HIV-positive Ohioans can be…

The Belize government is to seek parliamentary approval to amend a section of the Criminal Code as it relates to HIV transmission from mother to child. The Ministry of Human Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness…

Exposure to HIV Removed from Offenses Requiring Sex Offender Registration in Tennessee People living with HIV convicted of criminal exposure can request to terminate registration requirements with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (NEW YORK) – On May 17, 2023, Tennessee…

KAMPALA, May 2 (Reuters) – Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including provision for long jail terms and the death penalty, after the president requested some parts of the original legislation be toned down….

By Rasha Aly The latest attempt to modernize Indiana’s antiquated HIV criminalization law has failed. Though state House representatives passed Indiana House Bill 1198, it did not clear the state’s Senate. However, this does not stop HIV Modernization Movement-Indiana (HMMI) and other advocates…