HIV Criminalization in Georgia: Penal Implications for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Analyses how HIV criminalisation laws in Georgia have been utilised and assesses preliminary findings on disparities between sub-populations. Found that there might be disparities in enforcement of HIV Criminalisation laws related to geography, race/ethnicity, sex at birth or sex worker (or suspected sex worker) status.
Reform of Offences Against the Person
Recommends replacing the outdated Offences Against the Person Act 1861 with a modified version of a 1998 draft Bill. Includes a detailed discussion of submissions by 35 concerned stakeholders (at chapter six: ‘transmission of disease’) .
Criminal laws on sex work and HIV transmission: Mapping the laws, considering the consequences
Presents a public health law mapping of U.S. states that mandate HIV testing and criminalize HIV positive sex workers. Shows HIV transmission and exposure laws interact with sex work laws to compound criminal penalties for people charged with prostitution related crimes. Argues that decriminalization of sex work and HIV transmission and exposure is integral to effectively address the HIV epidemic.
The Global Criminalisation Scan Report
Provides global overview of the extent to which criminal and other laws have been used to prosecute people living with HIV for HIV transmission and exposure.
Замечание общего порядка No 22 (2016) о праве на сексуальное и репродуктивное здоровье (статья 12 Международного пакта об экономических, социальных и культурных правах)
Включает комментарий (пункт 40), согласно которому государства: Государства обязаны пересматривать законы, препятствующие осуществлению права на сексуальное и репродуктивное здоровье. В качестве примеров таковых можно упомянуть за- коны, устанавливающие уголовную ответственность за аборты, неразглашение ВИЧ-статуса, создание риска заражения и передачи ВИЧ.