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HIV Crime Laws: Historical Relics Or Public Safety Measures? Thirty-three states have laws that can be used to prosecute people living with HIV. Some states are looking to either repeal those laws or reduce their severity. By Teresa Wiltz Robert Suttle…

Court weighs 1st Amendment challenge to Ohio HIV assault law An Ohio law requiring HIV-infected individuals to tell sexual partners of their status before having sex or risk criminal charges is unconstitutionally based on outmoded stigmas against the gay community and doesn’t…

As a physician who has spent his career in correctional settings and providing health care to persons who are homeless, I have seen how racism, poverty and heterosexism form a Bermuda Triangle, creating a deadly trap for thousands of men…

Cases of non-disclosure of HIV rising in the courts In the last two months alone, three new cases of non-disclosure of HIV-positive status have been prosecuted in Quebec. This increase contrasts with past practices and has alreted the advocacy groups…

How everyone living with HIV in Canada became a potential criminal Add your voice to the growing call for prosecutorial guidelines today By Richard ElliottAug 08, 2017, 8:44 PM EDT I couldn’t believe it, and yet I shouldn’t have been surprised,…

HIV Disclosure Crime Convictions Differ by Race/Gender, Gay/Straight Status in the US  9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017), July 23-26, 2017, Paris Mark Mascolini Black women get convicted under US HIV disclosure laws half as often as white women, white men,…

Live stream: Addressing legal barriers to fast track HIV/TB response in Africa This is the live stream of the 2nd Africa Regional Dialogue on HIV, TB and the law, on 4 August 2017. It is being streamed from The Balalaika…

State Advocacy Release of Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform The Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law was developed by ten organizations in response to concerns about the best way to use HIV…

Every now and then, the conversation around the criminalisation of HIV and STI transmission is brought up. It was recently raised in a sitting of the joint select committee reviewing the Sexual Offences Act and other related acts. It was…

New Supreme Court Standards Address Prostitution, HIV Judicial authorities hope new measure will better protect China’s women, children, and marginalized communities. China’s highest court and public prosecutor have outlined a series of standards to mete out punishment for crimes relating…

Prosecutors want Law making wilful transmission of sexual disease a crime Jovan Johnson, Parliamentary Reporter The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the Parliament make it clear in law that knowingly transmitting a sexual disease is a…

Evidence- and rights- based laws and policies are key to ending AIDS On the five-year anniversary of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law’s groundbreaking report, former members of the Commission and partners commend 88 countries for advancing the report’s…

When will justice department announce new approach to prosecuting cases of HIV non-disclosure? Critics say that recent conviction of Indigenous woman is further proof that the use of sexual assault laws in cases of HIV non-disclosure continue to criminalize marginalized…

Working group criticizes bill criminalizing HIV transmission (For article in Portuguese please scroll below) The United Nations Expanded Thematic Group on HIV / AIDS (WG / UNAIDS) met on Monday (3) to discuss the current outlook for the AIDS epidemic…

Regional judges meet to promote law as a tool to strengthen the HIV response in Africa High and Supreme Court judges from across Africa gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa this week for an annual forum to share experiences, compare cases…

Discrimination against people with HIV rampant: UN study Korean people with HIV still face rampant discrimination, over 30 years since the first case was discovered here, a study released Thursday by UNAIDS has found. According to initial findings from the…

20th June 2017 Last month newspapers reported the trial and conviction of a man who had gone berserk in a Manchester hotel, during which he both caused criminal damage and bit a police officer who had been called to the…

Call ATTENTION TO A MEMBER of the legislative body Congresswoman BERISTAIN: STOP CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV INITIATIVE NOTICARIBE POSTED ON JUNE 08, 2017, 11:44 PM 6 MINS POST Views: 1,135 By Leslie Gordillo CANCUN, MX,- Members of associations called for the…

Skewed Stories: Race and HIV Criminalization in the Media By Sané Dube From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange June 12, 2017 In Canada, not disclosing your HIV status to a sex partner can, in some circumstances, be deemed a crime….