According to the Chinese NGO Zhengzhou City He’rbutong (郑州和而不同), which runs the Aibo Legal Hotline, a district-level court in Wuhan, Hubei Province, has accepted the first case of privacy rights infringement brought forward by a person living with HIV/AIDS. 

The case of 28 year-old plaintiff, Xiao Su, was formally accepted on April 16, 2012. Xiao Su alleges that after renting out an apartment, he was blackmailed by his tenant, Peng, over Xiao Su’s status as a person living with HIV/AIDS, or PLWHA Xiao Su’s court case alleges significant impacts on his personal life after being exposed as a PLWHA in the local community. Xiao Su filed this case with the Han Yang District People’s Court, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, to stop the infringement of his private property and privacy rights. He has demanded an apology and CNY 10,000 RMB [approximately US $1,590] in compensation for psychological damages.