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HIV criminalisation cases

The latest cases curated for the HIV Justice Network from global news reports.

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Belarus: Minsk resident charged with alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 21 March 2025
Belarus Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Argentina: Man sentenced to 3 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 13 March 2025
Argentina Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Appeal court court dismisses appeal and confirms a 6-year jail sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 12 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Court of appeal upholds five-year prison sentence for man accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 11 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Court dismisses appeal in HIV transmission case

Latest update 5 March 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission

Russia: Kamchatka resident under investigation for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 3 March 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Argentina: Conflicting stories and legal wrangling in unusual HIV criminalisation case

Latest update 3 March 2025
Argentina Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Women

[Update] Canada: 31-year-old man sentenced to 43 months in prison for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 26 February 2025
Quebec Alleged sexual transmission Migrants

Russia: Migrant arrested for alleged HIV transmission in Kostroma

Latest update 14 February 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to 5 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 30 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Woman sentenced to 3 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 29 January 2025
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Uzbekistan: Court rules against defendant’s plea for leniency and maintains prison sentence

Latest update 17 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

France: 28-year-old man sentenced to 5 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 15 January 2025
France Alleged sexual transmission Migrants

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced to four years of restricted liberty for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 10 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Four years of restricted liberty for man accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 9 January 2025
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Canada: Man convicted in 2009 for alleged HIV transmission refused parole a second time

Latest update 24 December 2024
Ontario Canada Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men Migrants

Zimbabwe: Former spouses present conflicting narratives around alleged HIV transmission in civil court case

Latest update 15 November 2024
Zimbabwe Alleged sexual transmission Civil cases (non criminal)

Russia: Case of alleged HIV transmission in Orenburg to be considered by Dzerzhinsky District Court

Latest update 2 November 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Supreme Court of the Komi Republic upholds verdict in case of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 30 October 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: 37-year-old man arrested in Nizhny Novgorod on suspicion of HIV transmission

Latest update 17 October 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[update]Spain: man imprisoned for allegedly not disclosing his HIV status to his partner

Latest update 12 October 2024
Spain Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Omsk resident sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 5 October 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Panama: 14 Years sentence confirmed for man convicted of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 4 October 2024
Panama Alleged sexual transmission

Russia: Nikolsk man receives suspended sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 2 October 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[update]South Africa: Life sentence for soldier convicted of attempted murder and rape for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 26 September 2024
South Africa Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Woman receives 1 year and 6 months suspended sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 19 September 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Argentina: HIV transmission classified as gender-based violence, resulting in suspended sentence

Latest update 5 September 2024
Argentina Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: 43-year-old Penza resident convicted of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 20 August 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Irkutsk man sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 12 August 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: A 30-year-old Omsk man charged with alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 9 August 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Man sentenced to 2 years and 6 months and 2 millions roubles compensation for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 30 July 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Bashkiria man gets suspended sentence and 1 million rouble penalty for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 23 July 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Argentina: 60-year-old man faces trial for allegedly transmitting HIV to ex-wife

Latest update 5 July 2024
Argentina Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Romania: 45 year-old man charged with alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 5 July 2024
Romania Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Criminal case opens in Cherepovets against woman accused of alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 28 June 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

[Update]Spain: High Court upholds acquittal of woman prosecuted in Tenerife for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 22 June 2024
Spain Alleged sexual transmission Women

Kazakhstan: Man sentenced to 4 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 16 June 2024
Kazakhstan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: 30-year-old sentenced for alleged HIV transmission to a year and 6 months suspended

Latest update 9 June 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Criminal case for alleged HIV transmission dismissed following appeal from partner

Latest update 4 June 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

US: 34-year-old man sentenced in Idaho to 30 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 7 May 2024
Idaho USA Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Russia: Cherepovets man sentenced to restriction of freedom for 1.5 year for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 29 April 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Krasnoyarsk man in court for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 26 April 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Resident of Chaplyginsky district charged with alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 20 April 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Court of appeal upholds 2 years sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 4 April 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Man found guilty of alleged HIV transmission in Krasnoturyinsk

Latest update 2 April 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

France: Court of cassation holds former partner liable in HIV transmission case

Latest update 22 March 2024
France Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Civil cases (non criminal)

[Update]Argentina: 42-year-old man sentenced to 6 Years in Santa Fe for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 6 March 2024
Argentina Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: New case of alleged HIV transmission to be heard in Krasnoturyinsk city court

Latest update 4 March 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

[Update]Canada: 60-year-old Montreal man sentenced to 7 years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 27 February 2024
Quebec Canada Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Kenya: 47-year-old farmer charged with alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 21 February 2024
Kenya Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Case of alleged HIV transmission to be heard in Krasnoturyinsk city court

Latest update 8 February 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission

Germany: 53-year-old gay man in court in North Rhine-Westphalia for allegedly concealing his HIV-status

Latest update 5 February 2024
Germany Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Russia: Woman reported to the police for alleged HIV non-disclosure and transmission

Latest update 5 February 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Russia: Man sentenced in Kaluga to 3.5 years in penal colony for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 26 January 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Russia: Man sentenced to 1.5 year in penal colony for alleged HIV transmission in Khabarovsk

Latest update 19 January 2024
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Ireland: Conviction for alleged HIV transmission overturned by Supreme Court

Latest update 15 December 2023
Ireland Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

Latvia: First ever conviction in Latvia for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 13 December 2023
Latvia Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: 40-year-old man faces up to 5 years imprisonment for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 4 December 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update] Canada: Quebec Court of appeal upholds 30 months sentence for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 2 December 2023
Quebec Canada Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Kazakhstan: Appeal court upholds sentence of man accused of alleged HIV transmission in Karanda region

Latest update 8 November 2023
Kazakhstan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]US: 62-year-old man accused of alleged HIV transmission in Georgia given a $1.5 million bond

Latest update 6 November 2023
Georgia USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: 23-year-old faces up to one year in prison for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 27 October 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women Youth

Russia: Belgorod resident sentenced to 1.5 years in penal colony for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 18 October 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

UK: 29 year-old man charged with alleged criminal transmission of HIV

Latest update 13 September 2023
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

India: Case filed against husband for alleged HIV non-disclosure

Latest update 10 September 2023
India Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Kazakhstan: Man under investigation for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 10 September 2023
Kazakhstan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Belgorod resident to go on trial for allegedly infecting four people with HIV.

Latest update 7 September 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Law enforcers initiated 20 criminal cases for HIV transmission or exposure since start of the year

Latest update 31 July 2023
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission

Russia: Federal investigation agency overrides police to request investigation of HIV transmission case

Latest update 26 July 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Woman sentenced to 3 years suspended sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 26 July 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Spain: Prosecution asks for 9 years sentence and 300 000 euros compensation for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 22 June 2023
Spain Alleged sexual transmission Women

UK: Man charged with grievous bodily harm for alleged HIV transmission sentenced to three years and four months in Leeds

Latest update 7 June 2023
England United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Tajikistan: 52-year-old woman arrested for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 19 May 2023
Tajikistan Alleged sexual transmission Women

Russia: Criminal case opens against Korsakovo’s resident for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 18 May 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]US: Nushawn Williams loses his latest appeal to be released from custody

Latest update 4 May 2023
New York USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Belgorod man faces up to five years in prison for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 2 May 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Man arrested for alleged HIV transmission could face up to 8 years in prison

Latest update 22 April 2023
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update] Australia: Transgender sex worker from New Zealand jailed for alleged HIV transmission fights deportation

Latest update 18 April 2023
Western Australia Australia Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Migrants Sex workers Trans* people

[Update]Zimbabwe: High Court stops criminal proceedings against woman charged with alleged HIV transmission under repealed HIV criminalisation law

Latest update 11 April 2023
Zimbabwe Alleged sexual transmission Women

Uzbekistan: 23-year-old woman faces up to 8 years in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 10 April 2023
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Women

Tajikistan: 46-year-old woman sex worker charged with allegedly transmitting HIV to several clients

Latest update 10 April 2023
Tajikistan Alleged sexual transmission Sex workers Women

[Update] UK: Man extradited from Jamaica for alleged ‘reckless’ HIV transmission jailed for 3 years

Latest update 5 April 2023
England Jamaica United Kingdom Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Chelyabinsk citizen faces up to five years in prison for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 10 March 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Kenya: Allegations of sexual abuse and HIV transmission to be investigated on tea plantation

Latest update 23 February 2023
Kenya Alleged sexual transmission

Tajikistan: Police arrest 10 gay men on allegations of HIV transmission

Latest update 15 February 2023
Tajikistan Alleged sexual exposure Alleged sexual transmission Gay men

Thailand: Woman seeks legal action against her husband for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 15 February 2023
Thailand Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: 47-year-old Primorye man goes on trial for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 11 January 2023
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Vologda man sentenced to three years and four months for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 12 December 2022
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Kazakhstan: Man sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in jail for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 2 December 2022
Kazakhstan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men Migrants

Russia: 38-year-old woman gets one year suspended sentence for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 28 November 2022
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Russia: Man sentenced to two years in a penal colony for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 24 November 2022
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Woman sentenced to one year in penal colony for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 21 November 2022
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Russia: Woman under investigation for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 21 November 2022
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Women

Kazakhstan: Man under investigation in Akmola Region for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 16 November 2022
Kazakhstan Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Uzbekistan: Female sex worker sentenced to three years for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 4 November 2022
Uzbekistan Alleged sexual transmission Sex workers Women

US: Man charged in Oklahoma with three felony counts of “knowingly engaging in conduct to transfer HIV”

Latest update 31 October 2022
Oklahoma USA Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Brazil: Man convicted of “manslaughter with eventual intent, caused by omission”, sentenced to 12 years

Latest update 22 September 2022
Brazil Alleged sexual transmission

Russia: 34-year-old Vologda resident charged with alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 14 June 2022
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Russia: Court of Novosibirsk sentences resident to 3.5 years in strict regime colony for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 9 June 2022
Russian Federation Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Zimbabwe: Ruling in landmark case of alleged HIV transmission, following repeal of HIV Criminalisation Law, due at the end of August

Latest update 8 June 2022
Zimbabwe Alleged sexual transmission Women