During the Public Interest Law Gathering held at Wits University in July 2013, a panel discussion highlighted the case for the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa. It must be noted that this panel discussion came about due, in part, to the position paper released in May this year by the Commission for Gender […]
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Do we need to Criminalise HIV Transmission?
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Jun
Jun
In what the Herald refers to a “precedent setting” matter, a Port Elizabeth man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his niece with HIV. The criminalisation of the transmission of HIV is an issue which has already been considered by the South African Law Commission. In 2001, the Commission developed a report […]
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Mar
Mar
Please note that this article is extracted from the Legal Resources Centre’s 2012 Annual report Logan Mosieling v The State In early 2012, the Legal Resources Centre went to court on behalf of the Children’s Rights Project of the Community Law Centre, in the matter of minor children convicted of criminal offences. The Child Justice […]