Case Studies
New Map of HIV-related Legal Concerns Identifies Issues in Migration Law, Refugee Law and Criminal Law
This mapping review examines how HIV-related legal issues in Australia extend beyond criminal law to areas like migration, anti-discrimination, and wills and estates. By analyzing 281 case records, it highlights how laws impact the rights, health, and well-being of people living with HIV—sometimes protecting them but often creating barriers. Migration law emerges as a key area of concern, with visa restrictions disproportionately affecting individuals with HIV. Despite progress, HIV criminalization remains an issue, influencing prosecutions and sentencing. This review provides a crucial foundation for understanding where legal reforms are needed to support public health and human rights.
Health, Hope and Home? The possibilities and constraints of voluntary return for African rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants living with HIV in the Netherlands
This report deals with the issue of voluntary return of HIV-positive Africans in the Netherlands, who have been rejected for asylum or are staying in the country as irregular migrants.
“People Here Are Alone, Using Drugs, Selling their Body”: Deportation and HIV Vulnerability among Clients of Female Sex Workers in Tijuana
Explores the relationship between deportation and HIV vulnerability from the perspectives of deported clients of Female Sex Workers in Tijuana, Mexico.
Deportation history among HIV-positive Latinos in two U.S.-Mexico border communities
Cross-sectional study to identify factors associated with history of deportation from the U.S. to Mexico among HIV-positive Latinos.
HIV-infected workers deported from the Gulf States: impact on southern Pakistan
This paper examines the HIV/AIDS situation in Pakistan, focusing on the Sindh province where the majority of cases have been reported. It highlights several risk factors, including migration, commercial sex work, and unsafe medical practices. The study, conducted by the Sindh AIDS Control Programme, found that a significant portion of HIV/AIDS cases from 1996 to 1998 were among workers deported from Gulf countries.
