The HIV Legal Network hosted its 10th Symposium on HIV, Law, and Human Rights on March 22nd, 2022 – HIV Criminalization: Challenging Injustice in Canada and Around the World. This virtual event brought together people living with HIV, policymakers, legal and health professionals, along with activists and allies for a discussion about HIV and human rights. […]
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10th Symposium on HIV, Law, and Human Rights
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FLATTEN INEQUALITY: Human rights in the age of COVID-19
In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, law- and policymakers are taking and contemplating drastic measures to minimize the spread of the virus. But hasty and broad punitive measures may perversely undermine public health objectives while also violating human rights — so it is essential that any measures be appropriately narrow and comply with […]
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The Political is Personal: Annual Report 2018-2019
Highlights of our work in Canada and around the world from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019.
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2022 Publication Topics: Access to Medicines, Discrimination, Drug Policy, HIV Criminalization, HIV Funding, Immigration and Travel, Income Security, Indigenous Communities, LGBTQ Rights, Prevention Technologies, Prisons, Privacy, Russia and Rights, Sex Work, Testing, The Caribbean, Women’s Rights
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Raise Your Voice: Annual Report 2017-2018
Highlights of our work in Canada and around the world from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018.
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2022 Publication Topics: Drug Policy, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights, Prisons, Russia and Rights, Sex Work, The Caribbean
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Turning Point: Annual Report 2015–2016
Highlights of our work in Canada and around the world from April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016.
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2022 Publication Topics: Drug Policy, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights, Russia and Rights, Women’s Rights
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Promoting Smart Policy on Drugs: Brief to the Minister of Health
“The UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April 2016 is a significant opportunity for Canada
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Action Required: five key HIV-related issues facing Canada’s federal government
It is time for Canada to re-commit to the global project of ending HIV, including by basing our response on sound scientific evidence and fundamental human rights principles.
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2022 Publication Topics: Access to Medicines, Drug Policy, LGBTQ Rights, Prisons, Sex Work
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Forward Momentum: Annual Report 2013–2014
Highlights of our work in Canada and around the world from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014.
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2022 Publication Topics: Access to Medicines, Drug Policy, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights, Prisons, Sex Work, Women’s Rights
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2022 Publication Languages: English, French
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Sex Work Law Reform in Canada: Considering problems with the Nordic model
This policy brief considers the impact of the “Swedish” or “Nordic” model on sex workers and, in light of its harmful effects, argues that this approach would not withstand constitutional scrutiny in Canada.
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