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
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News Releases
- August 20, 2024 – Media Statement – Government of Ontario Plan Will Lead to More Preventable Drug Poisoning Deaths
- July 16, 2024 – CANADA MUST END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV NOW
- May 30, 2024 – Media Release – New Report from HIV Legal Network Examines Legal and Policy Barriers to Supervised Consumption Services in Canada
Blog Posts
- October 17, 2024 – Not a Crime – Drug Law Reform in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- August 10, 2024 – Statement – Prisoner’s Justice Day 2024
- June 13, 2024 – Connection, Care, Community – Harm Reduction for GBT2Q People who Use Drugs
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.