Publication Language: French

Criminalizing HIV transmission or exposure: the context of francophone West and Central Africa – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 14(3)

Nations throughout the world are increasingly criminalizing HIV transmission or exposure. This trend, already very familiar to high-income countries such as Canada, the United States of America and some European nations, takes on a special meaning in Africa, where several national HIV/AIDS laws make HIV transmission or exposure a crime. Related Publications HIV/AIDS Policy & … Read more

MSM law in francophone Africa and the fight against AIDS: the hypocrisy of certain countries – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 14(3)

In addition to being the targets of frequent discrimination and violence, African men who have sex with men (MSM) are being hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Although there is still insufficient research regarding the methods of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, several studies show that the prevalence of HIV infection among MSM is more … Read more