Submission to the Review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
HIV Ireland's submission as part of the Review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. The submission urges the Review Committee to fully decriminalise sex work in order to respect, protect and fulfil the right to the highest attainable standard of health of sex workers; to take into account the negative impact that current legislative provisions are having on sexual health and to consider the detrimental effects that current legislative provisions are having on access to justice for sex workers and to ensure that their voices are feature prominently throughout the review.
Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform
The Consensus Statement is a collaborative document that grew out of the recognition of a need for guidance on how the science of HIV treatment and prevention tools relates to the reform of HIV criminal laws.
When Saliva Is a Crime: Reforming Mississippi’s HIV Criminalization Law Utilizing the Center for Disease Control and Criminalization Law Utilizing the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Policy Analytical Framework
In this study, Mississippi’s existing policy was identified using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Policy Analytical Framework, and three possible policy options were analyzed and scored based on public health impact, feasibility, and economic and budgetary impact. Results of this analysis strongly indicate that Mississippi Code ANN. § 97-27-14 should be amended to be scientifically accurate and include a criminalization clause based on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States goals and the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division best practices.
Comments to Uganda’s Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters about the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Bill
Argues that a draft HIV bill (2009) including a provision criminalising HIV transmission, contravenes the right to equal protection and non-discrimination under Uganda's constitution and Uganda's obligations under international human rights law. Furthermore, these provisions will prove counterproductive to reducing the burden of the HIV epidemic in the country.