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Remembering trans lives lost … and agitating for change, in Canada and abroad

October 4, 2022November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 Today is the 17th International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Since 1999, this day has been an opportunity to raise public awareness of the ongoing violence experienced by trans people, and to honour the lives of those trans people murdered because of stigma and hate. It is an appalling global tragedy that, even in … Read more

An open letter to the foreign participants of the 5th Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference

September 25, 2022October 14, 2015

“We, activists and representatives of the key populations affected by HIV and non-governmental organizations working in the field of combating the HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) and other countries, with this open letter would like to express our concern in anticipation of your expected participation in the 5th Eastern Europe and … Read more

Election 2015: LGBTI rights at home and abroad — Canada’s major federal parties respond

September 25, 2022October 5, 2015

This is the first in a series of blog posts being published by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network ahead of Election Day on October 19, 2015. Recently, we sent a questionnaire to the five major federal parties, asking their position on key questions related to HIV and human rights. Four out of five parties responded. … Read more

Election 2015: Keeping HIV and Human Rights on the Agenda

October 4, 2022October 2, 2015

On October 19, 2015, Canada’s voters have an opportunity to decide what kind of government they want — one that has regard for evidence and upholds health and human rights for all, or one that perpetuates outmoded and ill-informed policies

Proud to Vote: LGBTQ Issues in the Federal Election

October 4, 2022October 1, 2015

October 1, 2015 On September 24 in Toronto, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) issues were front and centre on the campaign trail as the Dignity Initiative (co-founded by the Legal Network) co-hosted “Proud to Vote: LGBTQ Issues in the Federal Election.” September 24 also marked the launch of the Dignity Initiative’s Call to … Read more

Love and Respect: Q&A on Jamaican TV ad court case

September 25, 2022July 20, 2015

In 2012, Jamaican human rights activists and AIDS-Free World produced “Love and Respect,” a short, 30-second video advertisement calling for respect for the basic human rights of Jamaican LGBTI people. However, television stations in Jamaica refused to air it as a paid advertisement. prompting this legal proceeding. Jamaican human rights activist, Maurice Tomlinson, is pursuing … Read more

Statement in reaction to political statement of the 59th Commission on the Status of Women

September 25, 2022March 10, 2015

“We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations and activists working for the promotion and protection of human rights and empowerment of all persons, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or intersex status, would like to express both disappointment and cautious optimism on the occasion of the adoption of the Political Declaration at the 59th … Read more

Letter to Hon. Mark Golding, Jamaica’s Minister of Justice re: Review of Sexual Offences Act

September 25, 2022September 23, 2014

“We are deeply concerned about the continued criminalization of consensual sexual relationships between adult men in Jamaica and the stigmatization, marginalization and violence that it helps perpetuate. Our concern has intensified in recent years in light of a seeming surge in virulent expressions of hatred, up to and including mob assaults, torture and murder, directed … Read more

Forward Momentum: Annual Report 2013–2014

October 4, 2022August 31, 2014

Highlights of our work in Canada and around the world from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014.

Joint NGO Statement: Item 8 General Debate, Human Rights Council, 26th session, June 2014

September 25, 2022June 20, 2014

“Three years ago, this Council adopted its first resolution on sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights. Around the world however, members of our communities still face violence and discrimination because of our sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or intersex status.”