Publication Language: French
HIV/AIDS and HCV in Prisons – A Select Annotated Bibliography (Second edition)
This document, written by former Legal Network Executive Director Ralf Jürgens and published by Health Canada, aims to: increase knowledge of and access to the literature on issues related to HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in prisons; and increase the capacity of governments, non-governmental organizations,and researchers to respond effectively to the challenges posed by … Read more
Letter to members of Parliament and senators re: Budget 2007 and the new “National Anti-Drug Strategy”
“We write to draw to your attention the important health implications of Budget 2007, specifically the allocations for the federal strategy on illicit drugs and the striking absence of any budgetary support for harm reduction measures.”
Legal Network News 26 – March 2007
FEATURES Stephen Lewis and Legal Network slam UN-funded drug board Glenn Betteridge ends four years at the Legal Network Sex workers hold strategy meeting in Toronto European Court of Human Rights considers Legal Network submission MEDIA Review article and Smith trial result in bump in coverage IN BRIEF Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws gets a failing … Read more
Letter to Minister for International Cooperation Josée Verner re: Demonstrating Canada’s commitment to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, care and treatment by 2010
“[W]e write to encourage you to continue showing Canada’s commitment to address the global HIV/AIDS crisis when you participate in the G8 development and cooperation Ministers meeting on March 27 and 28 in Berlin, Germany. “Prior to the International AIDS Conference in Toronto last summer, GTAG developed a four-point action plan recommending steps CIDA and … Read more
Not Up to the Challenge of Change: An analysis of the report of the Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws
This briefing paper critiques the report of the House of Commons Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws in detail. It also summarizes the Legal Network’s analysis of the criminal law’s impact on sex workers and calls on federal politicians to show real leadership by standing up for the human rights of sex workers in Canada.
Letter to Minister of Finance James M. Flaherty re: Demonstrating Canada’s Commitment to a Comprehensive Funding Plan for Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment by 2010
“At the Gleneagles Summit in July 2005, G8 leaders promised to develop and implement a package for HIV prevention, treatment and care, with the aim of as close as possible to universal access to treatment for all those who need it by 2010. Canada was among the countries that reaffirmed a commitment to this target … Read more