Imprisonment. Lack of culturally appropriate access to health services and resulting poor health. Poverty.
Each of these factors increases a person’s risk of contracting HIV — and in Canada, African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities suffer disproportionately from all of them.
A key part of the HIV Legal Network’s strategic plan (2022-2027) is to confront and draw attention to anti-Black racism in our work and on all of our issues by:
- Forging and strengthening relationship with organizations representing ACB communities. This includes the African Caribbean Council on HIV/ AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP).
- Consistently considering the impacts of punitive laws and policies and criminalization on ACB communities in activities and outputs
- Seeking the equitable and meaningful engagement of racialized communities throughout the duration of projects
Know Your Rights – A Guide for African, Caribbean, and Black Women Living with HIV and Affected by Intimate Partner Violence
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Know Your Rights: on drug laws for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) people who use drugs
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HIV and the Criminal Law in Canada – Black Communities
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