Legal advice
The Swiss AIDS Federation counseling team clarifies, informs, advises and mediates - free of charge.
People with HIV and their relatives, counsellors, employers, medical professionals and other interested parties can contact our legal advice service by telephone or in writing with legal questions directly related to HIV.
Our counselling team will answer your questions on:
- social security legislation
- social welfare law
- private insurance law
- employment law
- data protection legislation
- patients’ rights
- Travelling abroad
- criminal liability
Your enquiry will be treated in strict confidence. Our service is free of charge.
Our team are available to provide advice at the following times:
Tuesday, 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 and 2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Thursday, 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 and 2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Telephone 044 447 11 44
E-mail1: recht@aids.ch
Postal address: Aids-Hilfe Schweiz, Freilagerstrasse 32, 8047 Zürich
Legal guide
Everything you need to know about HIV and the law. With many sample letters.
1The Swiss AIDS Federation supports secure e-mail using the TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 protocols. If your provider permits only an obsolete form of encryption (SSLv1, SSLv2) or none at all, your message will be sent to us in unencrypted form (Privacy policy).