This study was conducted by the National Association of People living with with HIV & AIDS as part of the HIV leadership through accountability programme. The aim of the study was to map and document existing laws, and policies that impact on responses to HIV in South Africa.
The criminalisation scan documents protective as well as punitive laws and policies as they relate to people living with HIV and key populations at higher risk of HIV infection. The study found that while post apartheid South Africa has one of the most extensive bills of rights in the world, many of the protective laws and policies are not adequately promoted and enforced, with the result that many people suffer dicrimination and abuse.
