WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly half of HIV-positive respondents to a recently released survey on HIV criminalization say they believe they will not receive a fair hearing in the criminal justice system if they ever face charges for failing to disclose their status to sexual partners.
Imprisoned for transmitting HIV: One man's story | KETK
The nightmare Nick Rhoades has been living the past four years began after a one-time sexual encounter with another Iowa man, Adam Plendl. It was June 2008. The 34-year-old Rhoades, who is HIV positive, says he was on antiretroviral medications.
Blogger explains why she would never use the criminal law to punish her husband for infecting her
Here are two U.S. organisations that can sometimes offer legal help and can certainly offer advice and support for those facing prosecution for HIV transmission and/or failure to disclose a HIV+ status.
Journalist Rod McCullom interviews Rep Barbara Lee about the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act
Pop quiz: Which nation leads the world in the prosecutions of HIV exposure and/or transmission? Perennial human rights violators such as Russia, China, or dictatorships in the Middle East or Africa? Not even close. The surprising answer: The United States. In more than 60 nations it is a crime to expose another person to or transmit HIV.
Relations Between Poz And Neg Men Need Work
Relations Between Poz And Neg Men Need Work Posted 8/23/2012 3:00:00 PM We live in a sero-discordant world and you would think that thirty-one years into the epidemic we would have made great strides in the relations between poz and neg men. However, it’s increasingly clear that is not the case.
US: Former professional footballer Trevis Smith loses high school coaching job after his Canadian HIV non-disclosure conviction comes to light
The Birmingham News reports former CFL player Trevis Smith was let go after a reporter asked the school about his criminal record. There is a report that a Birmingham, Ala. high school has let go former CFL player Trevis Smith after learning about his conviction for aggravated sexual assault in Canada in 2007.
Canada: Journalist Noreen Fagan examines what the Supreme Court ruling might mean for people living with HIV
Risk assessment Since HIV is no longer a death sentence, should the law still make it illegal for someone with the disease to keep that information from a sexual partner? With the Supreme Court set to answer that question this fall, NOREEN FAGAN examines the implications for society and those with HIV.
University of Michigan News Service | Michigan courts use HIV disclosure laws to punish poor, marginalized individuals
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Michigan’s felony HIV disclosure law is a tool to control and punish marginalized and poor individuals in criminal court cases, according to new University of Michigan findings. In many states, a person with HIV can be charged with a crime if he or she engages in sexual activity without telling the other person.
People with HIV Fear Unfair Treatment in Courts
People with HIV Fear Unfair Treatment in Courts Originally printed (Issue 2032 – Between The Lines News) Nearly half of HIV-positive respondents to a recently released survey on HIV criminalization say they believe they will not receive a fair hearing in the criminal justice system if they ever face charges for failing to disclose their status to sexual partners.
HIV Criminalisation Survivors Speak Out: Human Rights Networking Zone Panel (AIDS 2012)
Panel session in the Human Rights Networking Zone at AIDS 2012 (25 July 2012)
Organizer: HIV Justice Network
Presenters:
– Edwin J Bernard, Co-ordinator, HIV Justice Network, United Kingdom
– Louis Gay, Deputy Chair, Patient Network for HIV, Norway [from 02:28]
– Robert Suttle, Assistant Director, The Sero Project, USA [from 10:19]
– Marama Pala, Executive Director, INA – Maori, Indigenous and Pacific Island HIV/AIDS Foundation, New Zealand [from 21:00]
Video produced by Nicholas Feustel, georgetown media,
for the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network