The undersigned non-governmental organizations appeal to the Special Procedures mandate-holders to take the following actions: Issue a joint public statement calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to openly condemn all killings based on sexual orientation and gender identity; Hold States accountable for failing to take steps to address homophobia and transphobia and to … Read more
The undersigned non-governmental organizations appeal to the Special Procedures mandate-holders to take the following actions: Hold the Jamaican Government accountable for failing to take steps to address homophobia and to comply with its obligations under international law to promote and protect the human rights of all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Issue a … Read more
“As a member in good standing of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and on behalf of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, one of the world’s leading organizations tackling HIV-related human rights issues, I write to you to express our deep concern at the prospect that the Federation of Law Societies of Canada may accredit … Read more
“We, the undersigned civil society organizations, write to you in order to express our deep concern with some of the provisions proposed for the intellectual property, pharmaceutical pricing and investment chapters of the Trans‐Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP). We are concerned that the measures currently being considered could lead to an agreement that would hamper the ability of millions … Read more
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
По состоянию на 1 января 2012 года в Узбекистане было официально зарегистрировано 21524 лиц с ВИЧ-инфекцией; из которых 44,6% идентифицированы как люди, употребляющие инъекционные наркотики. Употребление инъекционных наркотиков является основным фактором риска, влияющим на рост эпидемии в Узбекистане. Related Publications Report to the International Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR): Adoption of the … Read more
Submissions to the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Diversity Committee by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario, February 2013 These submissions are informed by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network’s and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario’s (HALCO) extensive experience in working on the issue of the … Read more