Black Communities

HIV and the Criminal Law in Canada

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). They will provide you with important information about the law in Canada. If you need legal advice, please contact a lawyer.

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Swahili

Know Your Rights: on drug laws for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) people who use drugs

This pamphlet answers questions about Canada’s drug laws to provide better knowledge of drug offences and the powers of police, prosecutors, and courts. It provides legal information, not legal advice.

Legal information can help you understand the law, but it is general. Legal advice is specifically about your situation. If you want or need legal advice, you should talk to a lawyer.

Know Your Rights report cover

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in English

Know Your Rights brochure cover

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in English

Know Your Rights brochure cover in Arabic

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in Arabic

Know Your Rights brochure cover in Swahili

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in Swahili