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The sisterhood vs the man who gave them HIV

大象传媒 Inspirations 2020 winner: Diane Reeve turned super-sleuth to get her ex-lover jailed in a landmark case after he knowingly infected her and many other women with HIV.

Diane Reeve is a Texan martial arts teacher who discovered that her boyfriend had knowingly infected her and many other women with HIV/Aids. She then tracked down a number of his former partners, rallied the women together to testify against him in a groundbreaking case. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Diane is now an advocate for safer online dating and an Aids awareness activist.

Jo Fidgen caught up with Diane to name her of the winners of 大象传媒 Inspirations 2020. For full details of the awards and Covid-19 related changes, please check the revised terms on our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/inspirations.

Producers: Tom Harding-Assinder, Maryam Maruf, Troy Holmes
Editor: Munazza Khan

Picture: Diane Reeve
Credit: Alyssa Vincent

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44 minutes

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  • Wed 23 Dec 2020 12:06GMT
  • Wed 23 Dec 2020 18:06GMT
  • Wed 23 Dec 2020 23:06GMT
  • Christmas Eve 2020 03:06GMT

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