News by the HIV Justice Network

News by the HIV Justice Network

The latest news by and about the HIV Justice Network and the HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE coalition

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Why people living with HIV should not be criminalised for donating blood

2 September 2022

Preventing the transmission of blood-borne infection by imposing limitations on the donation of blood is an important and legitimate public health objective. Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, certain groups – including, but not limited to, gay men and…

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Nepal: Draft criminal code prohibiting infectious disease transmission singles out people with HIV and hepatitis B

3 November 2014

Lawmakers in Nepal are considering a draft law that singles out people with HIV and hepatitis B, contrary to recommendations from UNAIDS and the Global Commission on HIV and the Law. According to the draft text, tweeted by IRIN Humanitarian…

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Mexico: Baja California eliminates HIV Criminalisation from State Criminal Code

BC Congress eliminates crime of “danger of contagion”
October 5, 2025

Canada: Google refuses to suppress name-based search results in dismissed HIV criminalisation case

Google wants to keep HIV status of underage Canadian in search results
August 30, 2025

Canada: Reform of HIV criminalisation laws remains stalled amid political delays

Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised
August 24, 2025

US: Missouri prison system ends solitary confinement policy targeting people with HIV

A Woman With HIV Spent Six Years in Solitary. She Sued and Missouri Will Change Its Policy.
August 24, 2025

US: Louisiana’s HIV laws lag behind HIV science

Louisiana upholds its HIV exposure law as other states change or repeal theirs
July 20, 2025

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New Zealand’s Outdated HIV Criminalisation Laws Need To Change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
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