“As the world focuses its attention on the UN General Assembly and its special session on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we call on the Canadian delegation to the UN to keep HIV at the forefront of the post-2015 development agenda.”
The undersigned non-governmental organizations appeal to the Special Procedures mandate-holders to take the following actions: Issue a joint public statement calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to openly condemn all killings based on sexual orientation and gender identity; Hold States accountable for failing to take steps to address homophobia and transphobia and to … Read more
The undersigned non-governmental organizations appeal to the Special Procedures mandate-holders to take the following actions: Hold the Jamaican Government accountable for failing to take steps to address homophobia and to comply with its obligations under international law to promote and protect the human rights of all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Issue a … Read more
“As a member in good standing of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and on behalf of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, one of the world’s leading organizations tackling HIV-related human rights issues, I write to you to express our deep concern at the prospect that the Federation of Law Societies of Canada may accredit … Read more
Billions of people around the world lack access to life‐saving medicines. While this is because of a number of synergistic causes, one critical factor is the prohibitively high cost of patent‐monopolized medications. Provisions currently being negotiated for the Trans‐Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) risk exacerbating this situation, which for many is a matter of life and … Read more
“We, the undersigned civil society organizations, write to you in order to express our deep concern with some of the provisions proposed for the intellectual property, pharmaceutical pricing and investment chapters of the Trans‐Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP). We are concerned that the measures currently being considered could lead to an agreement that would hamper the ability of millions … Read more
A comment on the Toronto Board of Health’s study of supervised injection services, drawing the Board’s attention to certain elements which are particularly relevant from the perspective of public health and human rights, including relevant Canadian and international law and practice.