CHLP fights stigma and discrimination at the intersection of HIV, race, health status, disability, class, sexuality and gender identity and expression, with a focus on criminal and public health systems. As part of this work, we support movement building that amplifies the power of individuals and communities to mobilize for change rooted in racial, gender and economic justice. We do this through legal advocacy, high-impact policy initiatives, and creation of cross-issue partnerships, networks, and resources.

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  1. Talking Points on Nebraska's Proposed HIV Criminalization Statute, Legislative Bill 226, The Center for HIV Law and Policy (2011)

    The Center for HIV Law and Policy and its Positive Justice Project have been closely following the proposed Legislative Bill 226 in Nebraska as well as assisting Nebraska advocates in organizing a response. The Assault with Bodily Fluids Bill would crimin ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/16/2017 11:14am

  2. What HIV Criminalization Means to Women in the U.S., Center for HIV Law and Policy (2011)

    What HIV Criminalization Means to Women in the U.S. is a briefing paper that addresses practical and legal questions that are often raised about using criminal law as a response to women's risk of HIV infection or transmission. The paper includes bas ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/9/2013 11:42am

  3. Viral Load and Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1, Thomac C. Quinn, M.D. et al., New England Journal of Medicine (2001)

    This study, which took place between 1994 and 1998 in Rakai, Uganda, tracked the HIV-1 transmission rate in 415 heterosexual couples with discordant HIV-1 status. Of the couples surveyed, 22% of the HIV negative partners seroconverted during the course of ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/16/2017 11:05am

  4. Criminal Prosecutions for HIV Transmission: People Living With HIV Respond, C. Dodds and P. Keogh, International Journal of STD & AIDS (2006)

    This article reviews the product of focus group surveys conducted in the United Kingdom on the issue of criminal prosecutions for HIV exposure. The focus groups of individuals living with HIV were recruited to discuss their thoughts around the prosecution ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/16/2017 11:04am

  5. How Reliable is an Undetected Viral Load?, C. Combescure et. al., HIV Medicine (2009)

    A study by the Swiss Federal AIDS Commission on patients who were treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) concluded in 2009 that individuals with a stable, low viral load for at least six months were extremely unlikely to transmit HIV. I ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 12/3/2017 11:34am

  6. National HIV/AIDS Strategy Imperative: Fighting Stigma and Discrimination by Repealing HIV-Specific Criminal Statutes, National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (2011)

    The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), an organization that represents public health officials and administers state and territorial HIV/AIDS programs, has released a statement supporting efforts to end HIV-specific crimin ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  7. HIV Non-Disclosure and the Criminal Law: Establishing Policy Options for Ontario, Eric Mykhalovskiy, Ph.D. et al., Ontario HIV Treatment Network (2010)

     This report was written in response to the growing concerns over the use of criminal law to address the risk of sexual transmission of HIV or AIDS in Ontario, Canada. Working from interviews and surveys with many different stakeholders, the report analyz ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/9/2017 2:09pm

  8. HIV is a Virus, Not a Crime: Ten Reasons Against Criminal Statutes and Criminal Prosecutions, Edwin Cameron et al., Journal of the International AIDS Society (2008)

    This article, by South African judge Edwin Cameron and his colleagues, examines the problematic global trend of criminalizing HIV and proposes ten reasons as to why HIV-specific criminal provisions and prosecutions should not be included in a response to ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/9/2017 2:09pm

  9. Should it be Illegal for HIV-Positive Persons to Have Unprotected Sex Without Disclosure? An Examination of Attitudes Among US Men Who Have Sex With Men and the Impact of State Law, Keith J. Horvath et al., AIDS Care (2010)

    This survey examined attitudes about the criminalization of sex without advance disclosure by an HIV-positive MSM of his HIV status to his partner. 1,725 American men who have ever had sex with another man were surveyed. Of the total respondents, 65% thou ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/9/2017 2:04pm

  10. Homosexually Active Men’s Views on Criminal Prosecutions for HIV Transmission are Related to HIV Prevention Need, Catherine Dodds, AIDS Care (2008)

    Drawing data from the Gay Men's Sex Survey 2006, this article represents an analysis of the responses of gay men in the United Kingdom to HIV criminalization laws. Of the 8,252 respondents, over half agreed that prosecution of reckless HIV transmissi ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 8/9/2017 12:26pm

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