NETWORK NEWS FLASH Save Lives Now: Network Works with other civil society organizations to Ensure that Canada’s Patent Act Is Amended After Cuerrier Comes Williams… Responding to Media and Public Questions about the Disclosure of HIV Status Harm Reduction in Vancouver: Research Provides Perspective on Policy, Practices Network to Co-Sponsor Montreal Screening of FIX Partnering … Read more
On 18 September 2003, the Supreme Court of Canada released its unanimous decision in R. v. Williams. This is the first case on the issue of criminal liability for HIV exposure decided by the Court since its 1998 decision in R. v. Cuerrier.
In April 2003, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) initiated a crackdown in the city’s Downtown Eastside, an area frequented by drug users and the site of one of the developed world’s worst AIDS epidemics. Human Rights Watch (HRW) visited the city and issued a report documenting first-hand accounts of unnecessary use of force by police … Read more
In this article, Ruth Carey takes a critical look at recent privacy-of-personal information legislation drafted in three Canadian provinces — Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Related Publications HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 8(2) August 2003
NETWORK NEWS FLASH New, Emerging, and Pressing Issue for 2003 – 2004: HIV and Prostitution Disclosure of HIV status after Cuerrier: issues for people with HIV/AIDS and community-based organizations Workshop on stigma & discrimination to be held 25 – 26 October Legal Network participates in WHO/UNAIDS consultations on vaccine trials The Legal Network offering capacity-building … Read more
FEATURES Human Rights in Vancouver: Do Injection Drug Users Have a Friend in City Hall? Recent Developments in Privacy Legislation CANADIAN NEWS Supervised Injection Sites: Health Canada Approves Vancouver Pilot Sites, but Concerns Remain Health Canada Unveils Plan to Distribute Marijuana for Medical Use Clinical Trial on Medicinal Use of Marijuana Cancelled Ottawa Moves to … Read more
INSIDE THE NETWORK Team-based structure for Network staff Transitions Registration deadline for this year’s AGM and Skills Building Workshop fast approaching Identifying Allies: Community Physicians & Nurses who treat prisoners with HIV Summer students NETWORK NEWS FLASHES National Vaccine Strategy to be developed Capacity-building in Kenya and Zambia CARICOM national assessments on HIV/AIDS Ralf Jürgens … Read more