HIV, Women and the Law


The Sophia Forum seeks to inform its supporters about issues relating to women and HIV both here in the UK and globally. These sector-specific pages are designed to guide professionals working in these sectors to relevant and up-to-date information regarding your profession and its influence on the lives of women in relation to HIV. If you have specific queries or if you know of other articles which you would like to share with us, do please contact us on info@sophiaforum.net and we will endeavour to respond as soon as we can.


Author Date Title
Publisher
Format/Description
Link Additional Information
UNAIDS
2008
Advocating against overly-broad application of criminal law to HIV transmission
UNAIDS
Web page
Link
Law professionals - please read the expert opinion of UNAIDS
lawyers with regards to the negative effects of punitive legislation and
ensure that your colleagues are also aware of these
UNAIDS
2007
International Consultation on the Criminalization of HIV Transmission
UNAIDS
Meeting Summary
Link

UNAIDS 2008
Criminalization of HIV Transmission
UNAIDS
Policy Brief
    Link  
ATHENA 2009 10 reasons why criminalization of HIV exposure or transmission harms women ATHENA Document Link  
Lesley Doyal and Jane Anderson 2003 HIV-positive African women surviving in London: Report of a qualitative study THT Extract from Report
Link  
ICW   ICW concerned over trends to criminalise HIV transmission ICW Article Link  
ICW   Why we oppose Criminalisation ICW Summary from ICW News
Link  
Janet Street-Porter 2006 Why we shouldn't blame Sarah Jane The Independent Article Link  
The Sophia Forum
2006
HIV and the Law The Sophia Forum
Newsletter Link  
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC 2008 Legal rights and social wrongs The Sophia Forum Transcript of Sophia inaugural lecture Link  
Widows for Peace through Democracy 2010 Dossier on Widowhood: Issues of Discrimination for the Attention of CEDAW Widows for Peace through Democracy Report Link Women with HIV whose husbands have died are often especially vulnerable to lack of or abuse of their property and inheritance rights, as well as "wife inheritance" by a male relative of their husband. They also risk losing custody of their children. This  from Sophia supporters,  explains more.
Alice Welbourn
2009 Women, HIV and Human Rights: the crisis of criminalisation The Salamander Trust
Transcript Link Transcript of Presentation at International Womens Day event, hosted by the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS, ActionAid International and Interact Worldwide
Silvia Petretti
  2 articles on deportation
1 article on asylum
1 article on life in prison
Silvia Petretti
Blog Link

Link
Link
 
Edwin J Bernard
  Criminal HIV Transmission Edwin J Bernard
Blog Link A collection of published news stories, opinion, and resources about so-called 'HIV crimes'
Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association     Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association Website Link Our co-hosts for our event at the RCS with Helena Kennedy QC
Alice Welbourn 2008 HIV/Aids: a war on women openDemocracy Article Link  
Alice Welbourn 2008 A message for World Aids Day openDemocracy Article Link  
Alice Welbourn 2008 Into the firing line… Placing young women and girls at greater risk AIDS Legal Network
Journal article Link