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… »

Lettre au premier ministre Paul Martin – Objet : La contribution du Canada au Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme

« En tant que coalition regroupant des organisations de développement international, des organisations humanitaires internationales, des organismes de lutte contre le sida, des syndicats, des groupes confessionnels et des organisations de défense des droits de la personne, nous vous écrivons pour vous encourager à continuer à soutenir l’engagement du Canada envers le Fonds mondial de … Lire plus

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 … Lire plus

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 … Lire plus