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Museveni Petitioned Over Uganda's HIV Bill

The civil society groups have urged President Yoweri Museveni not to agree to the HIV/Aids Prevention and Control Bill, which seeks to criminalise intentional transmission of the disease.

Uganda: Activists Petition Museveni On HIV

Observer, 29 May 2014

Civil society groups have urged President Museveni not to endorse the HIV/Aids Prevention and Control Bill, which criminalises intentional transmission of the disease. In their May… Read more »

Uganda HIV/Aids law to criminalise intentional transmission of the disease (file photo).

Uganda: The Law of Unintended Outcome At Work

Observer, 25 May 2014

Earlier this month, Kigo Thinkers, a new think tank advocating alternative and deeper analytical thought regarding public policy as a requirement for good citizenship, launched a… Read more »
Uganda: HIV Activists Urging Museveni to Veto HIV Law

Independent (Kampala), 15 May 2014

The activists say criminalisation is counterproductive to HIV prevention strategies as it will serve only to target, persecute and punish people living with HIV. This is after… Read more »
Uganda: State Passes Another Repressive Law - - This Time Criminalising HIV Transmission

IPS, 15 May 2014

Ugandan AIDS bodies and campaigners have warned that the "ugly clauses" of an HIV bill passed by Parliament late Tuesday, which includes the criminalisation of the "wilful and… Read more »
Uganda: Critics Say Uganda's New HIV Law a Giant Step Backward

VOA, 15 May 2014

A Ugandan bill criminalizing the "willful" transmission of HIV and mandating HIV tests for certain groups is awaiting the president's signature to become law. Such a law could be a… Read more »
Uganda: Rights Activists Condemn Uganda's HIV Bill

DW, 14 May 2014

An HIV prevention bill passed by Ugandan lawmakers has caused an outrcy amongst those fighting for the rights of people living with HIV. The bill calls for mandatory HIV tests for… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Deeply Flawed HIV Bill Approved - President Should Reject Discriminatory Measure

HRW, 13 May 2014

The HIV Prevention and Control Act passed by the Ugandan parliament on May 13, 2014, is discriminatory and will impede the fight against AIDS, Human Rights Watch, HEALTH Global… Read more »
Uganda: MPs Criminalise 'Willful' HIV Transmission

VOA, 13 May 2014

Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing the "willful and intentional" transmission of HIV. Read more »
Uganda: HIV Bill - Here's What Constitutes a Crime

Observer, 12 May 2014

The clause is essentially saying that if you want to play safe so that nobody in future accuses you of intentionally infecting anybody, all you need to do is to avoid taking the… Read more »

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Uganda Teens Struggle With HIV Disclosure

A survey done by Mildmay Health Centre has revealed that a huge number of adolescents receiving HIV treatment are not open about their status with their sexual partners, while ... Read more »
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Uganda Trading in Bogus HIV Results - Report

Reports indicate that there are a growing number of people buying fake HIV-negative results in the country due to desperation and stigma. Read more »
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Ugandans Faking HIV Results

According to National Forum for People Living with HIV Networks, healthy people in Kamuli district are claiming to have the virus so that they can benefit from donor funds. Read more »
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Museveni Petitioned Over Uganda's HIV Bill

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Uganda Teens Struggle With HIV Disclosure

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Ugandans Faking HIV Results

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