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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Publication Topic : HIV Criminalization
Publication Type: Advocacy
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: Drug policy, HIV Criminalization, Symposium
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Harms of Sex Offender Registries in Canada among people living with HIV
This paper examines the harms of sex offender registries (SOR) in Canada as experienced by people living with HIV. These harms are significant and wide-ranging, and include social harms, psychological harms, and harms to liberty and human dignity. Specifically, this paper examines the experiences of people living with HIV convicted of aggravated sexual assault for […]
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Publication Topic : HIV Criminalization
Publication Type: Reports
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: HIV Criminalization
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Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy
A CALL TO PUT HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST Punitive drug laws and policies purported to deter drug use have failed — and worse, they have done catastrophic harm. They have fueled deadly stigma; epidemics of preventable illness and death; poverty; homelessness; and widespread, systematic, and egregious violations of human rights. They are rooted in, […]
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Publication Topic : Drug Policy
Publication Type: Advocacy
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: Drug policy
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MEDIA STATEMENT: WORLD AIDS DAY 2021: FORTY YEARS OF HIV, FORTY YEARS OF PROGRESS
WORLD AIDS DAY 2021: FORTY YEARS OF HIV, FORTY YEARS OF PROGRESS The following can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network. November 30, 2021 – Toronto – Tomorrow is World AIDS Day — a day to reflect on the current state of HIV and AIDS in the world, where we started, and how […]
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2022 Publication Topics: Access to Medicines, Drug Policy, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights, Prisons, Sex Work, Women’s Rights
Publication Type: Advocacy
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: Drug policy, harm reduction, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights, Sex work, World AIDS Day
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Respect, Protect, Fulfill: Supporting the HIV Legal Network
Respect. Protect. Fulfill. You can help challenge wrongs, advance rights, and transform lives. Denied basic healthcare. Criminalized and vilified for love. Unfairly targeted by police. These abuses, and more, are too often the experience of people living with HIV and of communities affected by HIV. At the HIV Legal Network, our mission has always been […]
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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
Publication Type: Advocacy
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: Access to Medicines, Drug policy, HIV Criminalization, HIV Funding, HIV Legal Network, Human Rights, Immigration and travel, LGBTQ Rights, Prisons, Russia, Sex work, The Caribbean
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Covering Risk: HIV Criminalization and Condoms
In Canada, people living with HIV can be criminalized for not disclosing their status before engaging in a sexual activity where there is a “realistic possibility of HIV transmission.” Although the possibility of HIV transmission when a condom is used ranges from negligible to none, the law remains unsettled about whether condoms are sufficient on […]
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Publication Topic : HIV Criminalization
Publication Type: Advocacy
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: HIV Criminalization
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Open Letter to Justin Trudeau: Prioritizing Drug Policy for Incoming Cabinet Members
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Langevin Block Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 October 19, 2021 Dear Prime Minister: RE: Prioritizing Drug Policy for Incoming Cabinet Members As you well know, almost 23,000 people have died from an opioid overdose between January 2016 and March 2021, fueled by a contaminated drug supply […]
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Publication Topic : Drug Policy
2022 Publication Types: Advocacy, Open Letter
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: Drug policy, open letter
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9th Symposium Report – Hitting the Mark: Ending the HIV pandemic by realizing rights for people who use drugs
On June 17, 2021, the HIV Legal Network held its 9th Symposium on HIV, Law, and Human Rights. This biannual symposium serves as one of Canada’s seminal events regarding HIV and human rights and offers an opportunity for education and networking among advocates, frontline staff, people with lived experience, and academics, among others. Focusing on […]
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Publication Topic : Drug Policy
2022 Publication Types: Advocacy, Reports
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: Drug policy, Symposium
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Centering Health, Respecting Rights: A training manual for police
Police wield immense power over many marginalized and criminalized communities, who are also disproportionately affected by HIV and/or hepatitis C (HCV). Current movements to reimagine and reduce the role of police and reinvest in community-led initiatives are imperative to promote public health and uphold human rights. At the same time, providing law enforcement with knowledge about […]
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2022 Publication Topics: Discrimination, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights
Publication Type: Advocacy
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
Publication Topics: HIV Criminalization, LGBTQ Rights
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India Annamanthadoo
Policy Analyst India joined the Legal Network staff in July 2021. At the Legal Network, India supports our research and advocacy work on HIV criminalization, challenging anti-gay laws in the Caribbean, drug policy and more. Before joining the Network, India worked for the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto. At the […]
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2022 Publication Topics: Drug Policy, HIV Criminalization, The Caribbean
Publication Type: Advocacy
2022 Publication Languages: English, French
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