SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE

SECTION 1: CRIMINALISATION
1. Country:					Official language:
2. Is transmission of HIV prosecuted under the criminal law? YES NO
3. If the answer is yes, what year was the first attempted prosecution for HIV transmission?
4. How many attempted prosecutions have there been for HIV transmission so far?
5. How many convictions have there been for HIV transmission so far?
6. How many prosecutions have there been in the last year?
7. How many convictions have there been in the last year?
8. Has there been an increase or decrease in the number of prosecutions over the last five years?
9. Has there been an increase or decrease in the number of convictions over the last five years?
In your opinion what has influenced the decrease or increase in the number of prosecutions?
SECTION 2: THE LAW
1. A) Is there a specific law about criminal transmission of HIV? YES NO Or B) Does criminal prosecution take place or is justified under pre-existing laws? YES NO
2. Under what statute/law/code is the transmission of HIV prosecuted? (If there is more than one, please include all).
3. How is the law/code/statute worded?
4. Is the transmission of other sexually transmitted infections or communicable diseases open to prosecution under the same or other criminal laws?
In your opinion does the state consider HIV transmission to be a greater threat than the transmission of other sexually transmitted infections? If specific laws have been drafted to criminalise HIV transmission, what in your opinion has been the driving force behind the drafting of these laws?
SECTION 3: WHO HAS BEEN PROSECUTED?
1. Gender (please give numbers for each)				Men:			Women:
2. How was HIV transmitted from the person being prosecuted to the complainant? (Please indicate numbers for each mode of transmission)				Homosexual sex:
				Heterosexual sex:
				Mother to child transmission:
				Injecting drug use:
				Blood transfusion:
3. Country(ies) of origin
4. Occupation at time of prosecution:
In your opinion, Is the law being used against specific groups? If so, which ones?
SECTION 4: THE ORGANISATION COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Does your organisation have a practical interest in issues about criminalisation of HIV transmission?
2. What activities do you undertake in this area?		Practical support to defendants:
		Research:
		Policy matters:
		Campaigning:
3. Are there other organisations in your country that have an interest in this issue?
Name of organisation	Contact person		Telephone			Email address		Postal address
4. Comments:
5. Would you like to receive a copy of the research report? Yes No

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.
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