Press releases May, 2010

May 20 2010

Improved Protection for People with HIV from Hate Crime

NAT welcomes revised guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service

NAT warmly welcome the revision of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance which states for the first time that people living with HIV should receive the same protection as other disabled victims of hate crime.  Until recently, it was unclear whether the definition of disability in the legislation that covers this area (the Criminal Justice Act 2003) included HIV. 

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May 18 2010

HIV Sector and Policy Makers meet on World AIDS Vaccine Day

On World AIDS Vaccine Day (18 May), NAT (National AIDS Trust) is hosting an event to discuss progress on the road to developing new technologies to prevent HIV.

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