BETWEEN: STEVEN SIMONS, CANADIAN HIV/AIDS LEGAL NETWORK, PRISONERS WITH HIV/AIDS SUPPORT ACTION NETWORK, CANADIAN ABORIGINAL AIDS NETWORK and CATIE (Applicants) – and – MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA, COMMISSIONER OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA (Respondents) APPLICATION UNDER Rule 14.05 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. … Read more
This briefing paper provides a short summary of the background, history and objectives of drug consumption rooms (DCRs), and analyses available evidence regarding their impact. The second part of the briefing paper consists of an overview of the various DCRs in different countries, with a particular focus on the concepts used to develop these facilities … Read more
“The concept note prepared by the Secretariat for the UN General Assembly session on drugs and development emphasizes the importance of drug-related crime and corruption as impediments to development and the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. … But focusing on crime and corruption without including attention to poverty as an important root cause of … Read more
On June 25, the Ontario Court of Appeal decided to postpone hearing appeals in two prosecutions for HIV non-disclosure, R v. M and R v. F, until after the Supreme Court of Canada delivers its decisions in two other cases, R v. Mabior and R v. DC, anticipated later this year.
This Resource Kit is intended to provide both people living with HIV and service providers with useful information and tools to make informed and empowered choices about how to respond to the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.
“[We] draw your attention to recent laws that threaten the right to freedom of expression of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and others. … What can be done to ensure that national laws that limit the right to freedom of expression do so in a manner consistent with the boundaries of permissible limitations? … Read more
The purpose of this report is to critically examine drug treatment courts (DTCs) in Canada using the available evidence, which includes process and outcome evaluations of existing DTCs, grey literature and academic research. Our assessment is also informed by interviews with a number of key informants who interact with DTCs in various ways.
This article discusses the human rights and ethical implications of treatment as prevention; its authors focus on the United States of America, where the health departments of New York City and San Francisco recommended immediate commencement of antiretroviral therapy for every person who tested HIV-positive, regardless of the state of his or her infection. Related … Read more