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European human rights court condemns Greece for naming HIV-positive sex workers in 2012 (apnews.com)
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The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Greece for violating the privacy rights of a group of women arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered public health.

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

alledgedly endangered public health

If prostitution is legal, with the requirement of regular health checks, a prostitute operating illegally and not participating in those regular health and safety checks, is indeed endangering public health. There seems little gray area.