The law and HIV

The overly broad application of criminal law to HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission raises serious human rights and public health concerns. Because of these concerns, the Joint United Nation

AIDSLEX (the AIDS and Law Exchange) gives concrete meaning to a “rights-based approach to HIV/AIDS”.This web portal is a tool for activists, community organisations, researchers, policy-makers, jo

Rather than helping to slow the spread of HIV, the current legal and regulatory terrain is actively working to undermine prevention and treatment projects.Many countries still enforce punitive laws, w

Some countries have made significant progress in recent times by reforming laws around HIV transmission and exposure offences, Edwin J Barnard from the UK told people at the 2011 Australasian HIV/AIDS

Fiji has made it unlawful to discriminate against people with HIV.The HIV/AIDS Decree 2011 was adopted by the government this month, winning praise locally and internationally.Pacific Islands AIDS Fou

The role of science and scientific evidence in HIV criminalisation was highlighted in a pre-conference session at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria on 18 July.The satellite session