Red Mexicana de Organizaciones contra la Criminalización del VIH
Declaración de posicionamiento de las organizaciones integrantes de la Red Mexicana de Organizaciones contra la criminalización del VIH, en la que se pronuncian en contra de cualquier tipo de criminalización de la transmisión de este virus, ya que van en contra de los derechos humanos, y nos coloca a todos en una situación de riesgo y vulnerabilidad frente al VIH. Las organizaciones, junto con otros firmantes, implementarán las estrategias necesarias para derogar este tipo de leyes y poner fin a cualquier intento futuro de criminalización.
Spit Does Not Transmit: A Fact Sheet for Law Enforcement Personnel, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (2013)
This 2013 factsheet produced by the Center for HIV Law and Policy, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys provides current factual information about the HIV transmission risks law enforcement professionals may face in the line of duty (aiming to address the frequent overstating of risk). States there is no known case of a law enforcement officer being infected in the line of duty through spitting or biting.
Narratives of HIV: measuring understanding of HIV and the law in HIV-positive patients
Found PLHIV’s understanding of legal obligations about HIV risk behaviours was poor and patchy, with behavioural restrictions often overstated. PLHIV remain at risk of prosecution through poor understanding of the law.