HIV Criminalization - Black Communities
These materials were prepared by the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, African Caribbean Council on HIV/ AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP). Read more
Towards Access for All
In this report, we share best and promising practices with the aim of promoting shelter accessibility across Canada for women and gender-diverse people. Read more
Podcast: Not a Crime
We are highlight the impact of criminalization on people living with HIV and people who use drugs over the coming months in our new podcast series Not a Crime / Pas un crime. Read more
Indigenous Legal Resources
We partnered with CAAN and HALCO to provide information specifically for Indigenous communities about HIV criminalization and drug policy. Read more
Legal Network Land Acknowledgement
The HIV Legal Network works on the land now called Canada, which is located on treaty lands, stolen lands, and unceded territories of Indigenous groups and communities who have respected and cared for this land since time immemorial. We work to address the ongoing injustices and resulting health inequities faced by Indigenous Peoples that contribute to the disproportionate impact of the HIV epidemic on Indigenous communities. We are committed to learning to work in solidarity and to dismantling and decolonizing practices and institutions to respect Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
News Releases
- December 10, 2024 – Media Release: The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Files Charter Challenge Against Community Care and Recovery Act
- November 28, 2024 – Media Release: The Government of Canada has broken its promise to reform the laws that criminalize people living with HIV
- November 27, 2024 – Media Statement: The Government of Ontario is Attempting to Force Through a Deadly Drug Policy Bill
Blog Posts
- January 15, 2025 – Sites Save Lives – Remarks from HIV Legal Network Co-Executive Director Sandra Ka Hon Chu
- December 11, 2024 – Protecting Safe Consumption in Ontario
- December 1, 2024 – This isn’t the World AIDS Day message we wanted to send
