Explains when there is a legal duty to disclose HIV-positive status to sexual partners, what can happen when a person doesn’t disclose, and what to do if a person is worried about being charged.
How HIV criminalisation undermines the HIV response
Makes HIV disclosure more difficult
Many people find it difficult to tell others that they have HIV because HIV remains a highly stigmatised condition. This section contains information about the many reasons people may not tell their sexual partners about their HIV status. It shows that there is nothing unusual or malicious about a person not disclosing their status before sex.
The gender of lying: Feminist perspectives on the non-disclosure of HIV status
Arguing from a feminist perspective, this article contends that non-disclosure of HIV status to one’s sexual partner should not vitiate consent to sexual activity. Considers the gendered effect of lying, and how HIV status intersects with the power imbalance at the root of sexual assault. Discusses the tension between the need for women to protect both their medical information and their sexual integrity. Also considers the role of stigma in preventing disclosure.
HIV Disclosure to Sexual Partners: An Overview
Considers issues around disclosure of HIV status including human rights, ethical obligations to prevent transmission and the complexity of disclosure.
Issues and prospects of disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners in Niger
The purpose of this study undertaken by RENIP+ was to organise a public consultation on the issue of disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners in order to lay the groundwork for the substantive and procedural requirements of an accompanying process to guide the development of national guidelines on this issue. Based on the main findings of the study, the report makes several recommendations.
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The National HIV Criminalization survey 2021
The National HIV Criminalization Study increases our understanding of the views and experiences of people living with HIV on laws that criminalize HIV transmission, exposure, and nondisclosure of HIV status. The data in this report summarize the experiences of PLHIV in the US. Data were collected by Sero Project and community partners from August to December 2021. A
People Living with HIV in support of (S. 53(2)) MARRIAGE BILL 2019 IN ZIMBABWE
In this brochure, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and HIV Justice Worldwide explain why the section 79 of the Criminal Code violates the rights of people living with HIV and is a barrier to HIV prevention and care.