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Living 2008 Update
Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+)
Moono [email protected]
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Living 2008 Update
Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission:
This presentation: The Global Criminalisation Scan since 2008
• The Global Criminalisation Scan since Mexico; • Where the information comes from;• Global extent;• Regional Issues;
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Living 2008 Update
Global Criminalisation Scan:Aims and a bit of history
History 2005 - 42 countries mapped;
2008 - Europe and Central Asia + Key issues presented at Mexico;
2010 – Over 200 countries and judicial territories; Monitoring Tool
Tracking national or state level laws used in prosecution cases for transmission /exposure of HIV;
Tracking rates of prosecutions/convictions for the transmission of HIV in countries around the world;
Advocacy PlatformTo provide an easily accessible ‘clearing-house’ of resources, contacts, and initiatives;
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Global Criminalisation Scan:Where has the data come from?• Asia Pacific Network of people living with HIV; • Caribbean Network of people living with HIV and AIDS;
• GNP+ North America; • Red Latino Americana de personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA
(REDLA+)• Sub regional networks of African people living HIV ;
• Terrence Higgins Trust;Other Sources:• Legal databases;• Individuals; National Networks of PLHIV, other advocates• criminalhivtransmission.blogspot.com
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Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Global Picture
To date,• Over 600 people convicted worldwide;
• Prosecutions in over 50 countries - growing trend around the world regardless of cultural or economic status;
• Convicted people receiving severe sentences;
• Growing number of countries have introduced or are introducing HIV- specific laws
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Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Global Picture
Raging torrents and slow drips:Numbers of people prosecuted/convicted
North America and Western Europe - convicted more people than all other countries put together
HIV – specific laws enactedIn the last 10 years, over 20 countries in Africa,
Severity of sentenceNorth America
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Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Global Picture
Countries with the most convictions:USA Over 300Canada 63Sweden 38Austria 30Switzerland 30France 15Norway 14Netherlands 14Germany 14UK 13
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Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Regional Picture
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Region Key issuesAfrica HIV specific laws / Model laws – (broad
provisions)
Asia Pacific Prosecutions in Australia /New Zealand/Singapore
Caribbean Prosecutions in Bermuda – limited information
Europe and C/Asia
High rates of prosecutions/ specific communities
Latin America New laws or amendments to criminal laws; Brazil
North America High rates of prosecutions/ prosecutions for low risk activities/ severe sentences/ HIV specific laws
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Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Not all bad news?
• Sierra Leone – post Mexico advocacy;
• Netherlands;
• Rejection of model laws in some countries;
• SADC Model Law
• Advocacy efforts
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Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Questions?
Why is it a matter for concern?• Human Rights Implications?• Impact on Stigma and Discrimination?• Implications for Public Health?• A Prevention Measure?• Room for limited application of Criminalisation? • Model protection from Model laws?• What’s the way forward?
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Living 2008 Update
Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Questions?
Why is it a matter for concern?• Human Rights Implications?• Impact on Stigma and Discrimination?• Implications for Public Health?• A Prevention Measure?• Room for limited application of Criminalisation? • Model protection from Model laws?• What’s the way forward?
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Global Criminalisation Scan:
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Global Criminalisation Scan:How you can help:
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