Should people who transmit HIV be prosecuted? This was the subject of discussion at the International Aids conference in Durban last month when an American soldier, Kenneth Pinkela, told the story of how he was convicted for exposing another soldier to the virus, which he denies. Pinkela’s is one of the more recent among many court cases involving the transmission — real or imagined — of HIV. Read full story here. http://www.groundup.org.za/article/should-people-who-transmit-hiv-be-prosecuted/
Florida, Tennessee and Washington were the first states to enact HIV-related criminal laws, in 1986. A 1988 report from the Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic recommended that states establish such laws and many did. At present, more than 30…
Wednesday, April 12, concerned Hoosiers, many living with HIV gathered at the Indiana Statehouse for HIV Advocacy Day. Hosted by The HIV Modernization Movement and Brothers United, participants received an update on the science of treatment and prevention of HIV,…
Add your support for this critically important Community Consensus statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its use for Prevention. http://www.hivt4p.org/
On 17 July, some 200 people living with HIV, human rights activists and representatives of key populations gathered for a one-day meeting on challenging HIV criminalization under the title “Beyond blame: challenging HIV criminalization.” The event, a preconference meeting before…
Terrence Higgins Trust: Undetectable means HIV cannot be transmitted thanks to medication – that’s what the PARTNER Study shows. “We can now say with confidence that if you are taking HIV medication as prescribed, and have had an undetectable viral…
