Many Canadian provinces have passed legislation that authorizes testing someone for HIV without his or her consent. This document provides information about occupational exposure to HIV, and the legal and human rights concerns raised by forced HIV testing.
The goal of this report is to encourage and aid prison systems, other sectors of government, non-governmental and community organizations, and prisoners themselves in responding to the challenges of HIV and HCV, particularly with respect to prevention. This report is intended to fulfill this goal by increasing: knowledge and understanding of legal and human rights … Read more
This summary of strategic directions is based on the report Hard Time: Promoting HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Programming for Prisoners in Canada by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Prisoners’ HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN).
“As international development, humanitarian, AIDS service, trade union, faith-based and human rights organizations, joined together under the aegis of the Global Treatment Access Group (GTAG), we encourage you to show Canada’s commitment to address the global HIV/AIDS crisis by announcing renewed funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) on World … Read more
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This booklet looks at existing provincial legislation in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba allowing forced testing for blood-borne diseases such as HIV. We conclude with a commentary on why forced testing is unjustified and unnecessary, and what measures are really needed to deal with workplace exposure to HIV.
At the United Nations’ 2006 High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, world leaders reaffirmed that “the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.” Yet, 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, this “essential element” remains the missing piece in the fight … Read more