Publication Type: Advocacy
Letter to Vancouver Mayor-elect Sam Sullivan re: Insite
“Insite, Vancouver’s safe injection facility, is an essential harm reduction element of Vancouver’s “four-pillar” drug strategy. I am writing to you to seek your support for maintaining Insite as a harm reduction service and not allowing the Vancouver Police Department to turn it into a law enforcement tool…”
Letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin re: Canada’s contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
“As a coalition of international development organizations, international humanitarian organizations, AIDS service organizations, trade unions, faith-based groups and human rights organizations, we are writing to encourage you to continue showing Canada’s commitment to the Global Fund to fight AIDS TB and Malaria (GFATM) by making a generous pledge at the GFATM Replenishment Conference taking place … Read more
Legislation to Authorize Forced Testing for HIV in the Event of Occupational Exposure: An Unjustified Violation of Human Rights – A submission to the Government of Manitoba
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (“Legal Network”) understands that the government of Manitoba has received proposals encouraging it to enact legislation authorizing the forced testing of people for HIV and other diseases in situations of possible occupational exposure. The Legal Network wishes to take this opportunity to comment on this subject. It is our understanding … Read more
Letter to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board re: Submission to PMPRB in response to “Price Increases for Patented Medicines: Discussion Paper”
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to submit herewith material in response to the PMPRB’s recent discussion paper on the question of price increases in Canada for patented medicines.
Statement of Common Agenda on Disability, Full Participation and Work
We call upon the federal and provincial governments and private insurance companies to work with each other and with people living with disabilities to bring about long-overdue reform.
Oral Intervention to the UN Commission on Human Rights re: Protection and promotion of human rights (Agenda Item 17)
“Chairperson, distinguished delegates: the era of silence is over. In ever-increasing numbers, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people, our friends, supporters and allies are raising our voices, and we seek no more than the recognition of our inherent right to be treated with the equal dignity and respect to which all members of the human family … Read more