Considers issues around disclosure of HIV status including human rights, ethical obligations to prevent transmission and the complexity of disclosure.
Introduction to HIV criminalisation
Guidance for people living with HIV
A matter of trust: navigating HIV disclosure and the law within relationships
Outlines issues associated with HIV disclosure, including an overview of laws in all Australian states and territories.
Criminal law and HIV non-disclosure: What should PHAs do if they are concerned that they may be under investigation for allegedly failing to disclose their HIV-positive status?
Outlines what people with HIV should do if they are concerned they may be or they are being investigated by police.
HIV disclosure: A legal guide for gay men in Canada
Outlines the law on disclosure in Canada. Includes advice on advising partners and things PLHIV can do to avoid prosecution.
Sex, criminal law and HIV non-disclosure – Part 1
Outlines circumstances when people with HIV are obliged to disclose their status before sex.
HIV Disclosure to Sexual Partners: Questions & Answers for Newcomers
Includes information about the criminal law in Canada, public health, and specific implications for newcomers, including permanent residents, students, temporary workers, visitors, refugees, and people without immigration status.
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HIV non-disclosure and the criminal law: Implications of recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions for people living with HIV: Questions & Answers
This Q&A document provides an overview of the answers to commonly asked questions regarding the October 2012 Supreme Court of Canada decision around HIV disclosure.
Prosecution for HIV Transmission: A guide for people living with HIV in England and Wales
Explains common questions about HIV criminalisation laws in the UK.
Police Investigation Of HIV Transmission: A Guide for People Living with HIV in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Includes guidance for community members explaining ‘Investigation Guidance relating to the Criminal Transmission of HIV’ for police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
HIV Criminalization: Are You At Risk?
Palm card by the Positive Justice Project outlining basic information about HIV criminalisation, how to protect yourself from possible prosecution, and what to do if arrested.
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- Spanish
Privacy and Disclosure for Youth Living with HIV or Hep C: Questions and Answers
This guide for youth between the ages of 15 and 29 focuses on some of the factors at play when young people living with HIV or hepatitis C (Hep C) are thinking about telling others about their HIV or Hep C status. Includes section on reducing the risk of criminal prosecution for non-disclosure to sexual partners.
Indigenous Communities and HIV disclosure to sexual Partners – Questions and Answers
Provides important information about the law in Canada as it relates to HIV disclosure.
Q&A HIV and the criminal code in the Nordic countries
Brochure highlighting key questions on HIV transmission and exposure criminalization for people living with HIV in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.
HIV and the criminal Law
Resource on HIV and the criminal law specifically for people from African, Black, and Caribbean communities. Based on consultations held in 2023, these resources provide up-to-date legal information on rights and disclosure obligations for people living with HIV.
A companion video resource, produced by Nabaga Media Production Agency, can also be viewed here.