“On behalf of advocates for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), we write to express our concerns about the Fourth Conference on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECAAC) which is being organized with great influence from its host, the government of the Russian … Read more
The Nordic model is a piece of legislation, passed in Sweden in 1999, which criminalizes the purchase of sex. In Canada, exchanging sex for money is not illegal, but virtually every activity associated with prostitution is. Following the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Bedford v. Canada, the question of what type of legislation is … Read more
Judging the epidemic has been prepared as a resource to help judges, magistrates, arbitrators and other judicial officers throughout the world adjudicate cases involving HIV-related issues. This handbook may also be used by judicial trainers and ministries of justice to deliver educational programmes to judges and magistrates on legal issues related to HIV and human … Read more
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In the Supreme Court of Canada (on Appeal from the Court of Appeal for Ontario) between: ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO Appellants (Respondents on Cross-Appeal) and TERRI JEAN BEDFORD, AMY LEBOVITCH AND VALERIE SCOTT Respondents (Appellants on Cross-Appeal) and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF QUEBEC ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Interveners Factum of the … Read more
This policy brief considers the impact of the “Swedish” or “Nordic” model on sex workers and, in light of its harmful effects, argues that this approach would not withstand constitutional scrutiny in Canada.