Publication Type: Advocacy
Letter to Montréal Mayor Gérald Tremblay re: Ville-Marie park closures
“On behalf of the 225 organizational and individual members of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, I am writing to express our dismay over the recent decision of the Ville-Marie arrondissement to close the parks of the centre city to the public at night. This decision is sure to result in further criminalization of homeless people … Read more
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper re: Government of Canada Policy regarding Human Rights in China
“We believe that the time is right to launch a public process to develop and adopt such a policy with human rights at its centre. Among areas needing attention are: fundamental reforms to the human rights dialogue between Canada and China; other strategies and mechanisms focused on human rights; trade and investment; conditions for development … Read more
Misleading and Misguided: Mandatory Incarceration for Certain Drug Offences (September 2006) – Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Bill C-9
Brief presented on September 26, 2006 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment).
Letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay re: Treatment Action Council (South Africa)
“As you are undoubtedly aware, South Africa is the country most heavily affected by HIV/AIDS on a per capita basis. Every day, roughly 800 South Africans die from AIDS and another 1000 are infected — all this despite the fact that South Africa has a strong economy and a constitutionally enshrined guarantee of health care … Read more