Position paper of the AIDS-Hilfen Austria on §178 and §179 StGB: Against discrimination in court
Austria’s Aidshilfen protest against discrimination of people with HIV in court and demand “the destigmatization of HIV-positive people in criminal law”. The support organisations state that HIV infection should no longer be covered by the criminal liability of Paragraph 178f. As long as this remains the case, “the current state of medical research must be taken into account when a court makes a decision. This means that both safer sex and the consistent use of drug therapy must be considered grounds for exclusion from proceedings.”
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CARTA. Organizaciones exigen alto a la criminalización del VIH en Veracruz
La Red Mexicana de Organizaciones Contra la Criminalización del VIH exhorta al Congreso del Estado de Veracruz a detener el proceso legislativo de su propuesta para reformar los artículos 157 y 158 del Código Penal del Estado.
Criminalización del VIH en el mundo
Panorama general de la penalización del VIH en el mundo.
Una presentación de Edwin Bernard, Coordinador Mundial de la Red de Justicia para el VIH, en la reunión de la Ciudad de México en octubre de 2017.
HIV disclosure without consent linked to increased risk of verbal and physical violence against women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
Examines the prevalence and correlates of violence against women living with HIV due to HIV status in Metro Vancouver and examines the particular impact of non-voluntary HIV disclosure. Found that WLWH who had their HIV status disclosed without consent had 5-fold increased risk of experiencing HIV-related violence. Suggests that the criminalisation of HIV non-disclosure may contribute to and reproduce gender-based violence, and raises concern about stigma, discrimination, and women’s confidentiality rights.