Publication Topic : Sex Work
Joint letter to UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé re: Russia and the Fourth Conference on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
“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
Sex Work Law Reform in Canada: Considering Problems with the Nordic Model (Journal Article)
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: A judicial handbook on HIV, human rights and the law
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
Annual Report 2012–2013
Our latest annual report highlights our work between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013.
Canada v Bedford (Supreme Court of Canada) — Factum of the interveners HIV Coalition
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