Zimbabwe's High Court rules HIV status is no longer a special factor in criminal sentencing.

Zimbabwe's High Court has ruled that HIV status will no longer be considered a special mitigating factor during sentencing for crimes. The decision is based on advancements in HIV treatment, which have made the virus more manageable and less deadly, similar to other illnesses. Judges emphasized that using HIV status to seek lenient sentences is an abuse of the condition.

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