Criminalisation of HIV transmission

Progress on criminalisation

Graham Stocks — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:01:13 -0800

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 conference.

Unlawful intentions

Graham Stocks — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:50:40 -0800

Adrian Ogier tries to makes sense of the HIV criminal cases currently before the courts.

AIDS 2010: Science and the law in HIV criminalisation

Paul Kidd — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:22:35 -0700

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.

Fanning HIV fear fosters discrimination

Paul Kidd — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:44:50 -0700

Recent reporting of HIV transmission cases in Australian media has shown the ignorance of many commentators of the comprehensive detail of systems and procedures for management of people who put other sat risk, which in the majority of cases are effective at reducing risks to the community.

Throwing the book at them

Graham Stocks — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:03:54 -0800

The key to limiting HIV transmission lies in behaviour modification in an enabling environment,’ Senator Louise Pratt told those gathered at the launch of the NAPWA HIV criminalisation monograph in October.

The Canberra launch was hosted by Senator Pratt, who chairs the Parliamentary Liaison Group for HIV/AIDS, Blood-Borne VirusesA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. and STIs[Sexually Transmissible (or Transmitted) Infection] Infections spread by the transfer of organisms from person to person during sexual contact. Also called venereal disease (VD) (an older public health term) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). .

World AIDS Day:  ‘We are living our rights’

Paul Kidd — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:01 -0800

State and federal governments should make a clear commitment to reforming laws that discriminate against HIV-positive people, state and national organisations representing people living with HIV have said.

Kay Hull launches the NAPWA monograph [video]

Paul Kidd — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:02:09 -0700

Speech by Hon. Kay Hull MP, federal member for Riverina, to launch the NAPWA monograph "The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission in Australia: Legality, Morality and Reality", at Parliament House Canberra on 22 October 2009.

Launch of the NAPWA Criminalisation Monograph

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:50:47 -0700

“The key to limiting HIV transmission lies in behaviour modification in an enabling environment,” Senator Louise Pratt told the launch of the NAPWA HIV criminalisation monograph in Canberra today.

The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission in Australia: Legality, Morality and Reality

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0700

This monograph addresses the issue of criminal prosecution of people who transmit HIV in Australia, examining the legal, moral and ethical justification for laws criminalising HIV transmission and the impacts of criminalisation on people with HIV.

HIV and the law: reinforcing the model of shared responsibility

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:54:00 -0700

Recent increases in criminal prosecutions of HIV exposure and transmission in Australia have caused considerable concern and led some to ask: is that model of shared responsibility breaking down? NAPWA President Robert Mitchell explains the motivations behind NAPWA’s HIV Criminalisation project.