In October 2017, The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Anglicans for Decriminalization hosted a two-day conference examining the role of the Church in anti-sodomy laws across the Commonwealth. The conference, Intimate Conviction, was a groundbreaking gathering that brought together activists, church officials, and politicians from around the world for an inspiring discussion. Now, to […]
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Intimate Conviction: Examining the Church and Anti-Sodomy Laws across the Commonwealth
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Publication Topics: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal NetworkRéseau juridique canadien VIH/sida, Intimate Conviction, LGBTQ Rights, The Caribbean
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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network in the Caribbean
Why the Caribbean? And why LGBTI human rights? As a region, the Caribbean has the second-highest HIV prevalence rate in the world, after sub-Saharan Africa. UNAIDS and regional and national agencies have identified homophobia as a factor contributing to this troubling statistic. In numerous countries, particularly the Commonwealth Caribbean, the criminalization of consensual same-sex relationships […]
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Publication Topics: LGBTQ Rights
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See an overdose? Call 911 immediately
With Canada’s fatal overdose crisis still surging, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, in collaboration with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, issued 50,000 wallet-size cards with vital information about the 2017 Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act. The cards and an accompanying fact sheet were provided to people who use drugs, service providers and volunteer organizations […]
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Publication Topics: Drug policy
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Respect, Protect, Fulfill: A human rights response to HIV: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Strategic Plan 2017–2022
In 2016, we undertook a planning process to set our strategic directions for the next five years (2017–2022), including seeking the input of our members, key partners and supporters. This is a summary of the Legal Network’s 2017–2022 strategic plan.
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Publication Topics: Drug policy, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights, Prisons, Sex work
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RETHINKING JUSTICE: 7th Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights: Report
Since 2009, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has organized a number of symposia on HIV, Law and Human Rights. The issue of criminalization of HIV non-disclosure has been and remains an ongoing issue of concern to people living with HIV, community organizations, service providers and human rights advocates; therefore, it has been the subject of […]
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Publication Topics: HIV Criminalization
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Harm Reduction in Canada: What Governments Need to Do Now
Canada is in urgent need of comprehensive harm reduction policy that jettisons the failed, costly model of drug prohibition that has ravaged so many lives, from fueling the spread of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), to contributing to over-incarceration, to creating conditions for the ongoing epidemic of overdose fatalities. A harm reduction approach must […]
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Publication Topics: Drug policy
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Privacy and Disclosure for Youth Living with HIV or Hep C: Questions and Answers
This guide is for youth between the ages of 15 and 29 and focuses on some of the factors at play when young people living with HIV or hepatitis C (Hep C) are thinking about telling others about their HIV or Hep C status.
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Publication Topics: Discrimination, HIV Criminalization, Privacy
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HIV Criminalization in Canada: Key Trends and Patterns
As part of an effort to contribute to an informed public dialogue on the issue, this short report provides a snapshot of the temporal and demographic patterns of HIV criminalization in Canada from 1989 to 2016. It also updates information on the outcomes of HIV non-disclosure criminal cases.
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Publication Topics: HIV Criminalization
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Civil Society Statement to the National Opioid Summit
Canada is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. This statement outlines concerns that civil society organizations have about the emerging federal, provincial and territorial response to this crisis and proposes a collaborative way forward to end the crisis.
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Publication Topics: Drug policy
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Indigenous Communities and HIV Disclosure to Sexual Partners: Questions and Answers
While the criminal law is a blunt instrument to deal with complex issues such as disclosure or the root causes for HIV in Indigenous communities, it is the law in Canada, and it is important for you to know about it so you can make informed decisions about your sexual life. This brochure has been […]
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Publication Topics: Indigenous Communities
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