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8 June, 2022
Russian Federation: 34-year-old Vologda resident charged with alleged HIV transmission
In Vologda, a resident of the regional capital will stand trial for intentionally infecting women with HIV. The Vologda city prosecutor’s office reports. The first deputy prosecutor of Vologda approved the indictment […]
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6 June, 2022
Russian Federation: Court of Novosibirsk sentences resident to 3.5 years in strict regime colony for alleged HIV transmission
The Zayeltsovsky District Court of Novosibirsk sentenced a local resident to 3.5 years in a strict regime colony for transmitting HIV to his partner. In addition, he must pay her 3 million […]
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2 June, 2022
International Sex Workers’ Day: Sex workers should have access to Justice – Joint statement from NGOs and Sex workers
On 2 June 1975, approximately 100 sex workers occupied Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, to express their anger about their criminalized and exploitative living conditions. They hung a banner from the steeple […]
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23 May, 2022
Russian Federation: 38-year-old resident of Syktyvkar accused of alleged HIV transmission
A 38-year-old resident of Syktyvkar is accused of infecting another person with HIV, knowing about the presence of the disease, and knowingly putting him at risk of HIV infection. According to investigators, […]
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24 April, 2022
Uzbekistan: A dentist who carried on working after his HIV diagnosis faces up to 5 years in prison
Tashkent police have opened a criminal case against an HIV-positive dentist for spreading the infection (Article 113 of the Criminal Code), Repost.uz reports with reference to the Yoshlar TV channel. In December […]
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17 April, 2022
Bashkirian resident who infected a girl with HIV will pay her one million roubles in compensation
Meleuzovsky District Court considered a criminal case against a local resident. He was charged under the article “Infection of another person with HIV by a person who knew he had the disease”. […]
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