Report of the Special Select Committee on the Criminal Responsibility of HIV Infected Individuals (Resolution No.129/2010)
Report from GUYANA'S Special Select Committee of Parliament on the Criminal Responsibility of HIV Infected Individuals that chose not to make the transmission of HIV a criminal act, concluding that the transmission or exposure will be a major set-back in the country's existing national HIV response, and would undermine the excellent work that is currently being done locally to address HIV.
The Criminalisation of HIV in Angola – Discussion document
This brief has been prepared for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on HIV and human rights in Angola, to contribute to discussions around criminalisation of HIV in the country. It sets out concerns regarding the criminalisation of HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure in general, based on compelling scientific developments and the position of international human rights and public health experts. It further examines the relevant laws and their application in Angola, provides alternatives to criminalisation and concludes with specific recommendations regarding the reform of such laws in the country.
This brief is also available in Portuguese.
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When law and science part ways: the criminalization of breastfeeding by women living with HIV
In this study, the authors place the criminalisation of women with HIV for breastfeeding within the context of current medical recommendations and cultural views of breastfeeding. They review the criminal cases against women living with HIV for breastfeeding around the globe, examine the injustice of these prosecutions, and provide recommendations for decriminalisation.
Iniciativa con proyecto de decreto por el que se reforma el articulo 76 y se deroga el articulo 159 del Código Penal del Distrito Federal
La presente intervención presentó ante el pleno del Congreso de la Ciudad de México una iniciativa para derogar un artículo del Código Penal capitalino que criminaliza la portación del VIH, así como un punto de acuerdo para solicitar a las autoridades policiacas que la distribución de preservativos entre las y los trabajadores sexuales y sus clientes no sea motivo de que se finque el delito de trata de personas.
Pénalisation de la transmission du VIH: L’analyse phylogénétique au centre du cas de Draguignan
Considère l'utilité de l'analyse phylogénétique dans les affaires de criminalisation du VIH, constatant que l'analyse phylogénétique ne peut pas prouver que la transmission du VIH a eu lieu directement entre deux individus. Explique que l'analyse phylogénétique peut exonérer des individus en démontrant que le défendeur portait une souche virale sans rapport avec celle du plaignant.
Traduction libre d’après : BERNARD, Edwin J. AZAD, Yusef. VANDAMME, Anne-Mieke. WEAIT, Matthew. GERETTI, Anna Maria. (2007). The use of phylogenetic analysis as evidence in criminal investigation of HIV transmission.