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HIV-positive man, 44, who is branded a 'danger to women' after not telling partners he has condition must inform police 24 hours before he has sex

He must contact officers and provide the details of each woman he plans on having sex with so police can warn them about his condition and is banned from inviting any women into his home unless he calls police first.

Published
12 October 2018
From
Daily Mail
HIV and criminal law
Man jailed for lying to girlfriends and knowingly infecting them with HIV

A man who deliberately lied to two women about his HIV status and then infected them with the virus has been jailed for five years.

Published
25 September 2018
From
Metro
HIV and criminal law
After Hook-Up and Friendship, Arkansas Men Pitted Against Each Other in HIV Criminalization Trial

The early interactions between Sanjay Johnson and Jamal "Doe" (a pseudonym) might sound familiar to many gay men across the United States. In separate interviews with TheBody, the Little Rock residents described how they exchanged messages on the hook-up app Jack'd in October 2015, then met at Johnson's apartment for a one-night stand.

Published
10 September 2018
From
The Body
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
Vancouver man charged with ignoring medical health officer's orders for HIV treatment

Authorities have taken the unprecedented step of charging a Vancouver man under the province's Public Health Act for allegedly refusing to comply with a medical health officer's orders for HIV treatment.

Published
24 August 2018
From
CBC.ca
HIV and criminal law
Outdated, punitive laws are encouraging HIV stigma in Zimbabwe

In 2001 Zimbabwe introduced the Sexual Offences Act, which criminalised wilful transmission of HIV. Three years later the law was updated to include those who suspected they could be HIV positive but didn’t inform their sexual partners. A great deal has changed since then, but Zimbabwe’s punitive law around the transmission of HIV remains on the statute books – and it’s enforced.

Published
22 August 2018
From
The Conversation
HIV and criminal law
Confronting ignorance and fear to end HIV criminalization

In 2009, Kerry Thomas, an African American man living in Idaho, was sentenced to two consecutive 15-year sentences with a minimum time-served of 20 years. Thomas, who is now 54 … Read More →

Published
21 August 2018
From
BETA blog
HIV and criminal law
HIV-positive man sentenced to two years' jail for not telling sex partner about risk of infection

SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old man was jailed for two years on Wednesday (Aug 1) for having sex with a man without telling him that he ran the risk of contracting HIV infection from him.

Published
01 August 2018
From
Channel NewsAsia
HIV and criminal law
World experts publish consensus statement on the science of HIV in the context of criminal law

One of the most significant events at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) was the publication of the Expert consensus statement on the science of

Published
25 July 2018
By
Matthew Weait
HIV and criminal law
Criminalisation of HIV high on agenda at AIDS 2018

Strategies to oppose the unscientific criminalisation of HIV transmission received a high profile at events in advance of the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) in Amsterdam this

Published
24 July 2018
By
Matthew Weait
HIV and criminal law
HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights & Health – 2018 Supplement

Discrimination against vulnerable and marginalized communities is seriously hampering the global effort to tackle the HIV epidemic according to a groundbreaking new report by the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.

Published
23 July 2018
From
Reliefweb
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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