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La criminalisation de la non-divulgation de la séropositivité au Canada – Rapport du Comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne

Rapport révolutionnaire recommandant que le gouvernement du Canada collabore avec chacune des provinces et chacun des territoires canadiens pour mettre fin à l'utilisation de la loi sur les agressions sexuelles pour poursuivre les allégations de non-divulgation de l'infection par le VIH.

Malawi MPs use SADC Model Law on HIV to fight bad parts of HIV Bill

After nearly 10 years of intense debate and consultations, Malawi Members of Parliament voted to reject controversial provisions in their HIV (Prevention and Management) Bill. The Bill had included provisions that would have made HIV testing and treatment mandatory for specific people in a discriminating manner. Additionally, and perhaps more controversially, the Bill had sought, also, to allow criminalisation of HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure. This newsletter captures part of the debates leading to the passing of the final Bill.