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
DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUND THE FIGHT
In the current political and health climate, we are starkly reminded of HIV as an enduring pandemic and an unresolved public health crisis. Canada must stay on track with a strong HIV response or risk decades of progress. Read more
Points of Perspective
Researchers at the HIV Legal Network and Toronto Metropolitan University have released Points of Perspective, the very first national independent study of Canada’s “Prison Needle Exchange Program”. Read more
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News Releases
- May 17, 2023 – Update on the Constitutional Challenge to Homophobic Colonial-Era Laws in Jamaica
- May 1, 2023 – Summary of R. v. J.M., 2022 ONCA 615
- April 25, 2023 – MEDIA STATEMENT: HIV LEGAL NETWORK CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH DIGITAL GROWTH AND A NEW PODCAST
Blog Posts
- April 6, 2023 – A DISAPOINTING DECISION FROM THE JAMAICA COURT OF APPEAL
- November 29, 2022 – GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONSULTATION ON HIV CRIMINALIZATION
- October 31, 2022 – Podcast: Not a Crime
Legal Network Land Acknowledgement
The Legal Network acknowledges that the land on which we live and work is traditionally known as Turtle Island and home to the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat and the Anishinaabe, including the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We are all Treaty People. As settlers and as human rights advocates working for health and justice, we are called to honour the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in our work. We must do our part to address the ongoing injustices and resulting health inequities faced by Indigenous Peoples, which contribute to the disproportionate impact of the HIV epidemic on Indigenous communities. We are actively committed to this effort, working in collaboration with our Indigenous colleagues and others.