There is an opioid overdose crisis in Canada. In 2017, a record 3,987 people in Canada died of apparent opioid overdoses, an increase of nearly 34% from 2,978 in 2016. As in the community as a whole, an increasing number of prisoners are overdosing — sometimes fatally — behind bars. Naloxone can temporarily reverse an … Read more
Canada is in urgent need of comprehensive harm reduction policy that jettisons the failed, costly model of drug prohibition that has ravaged so many lives, from fueling the spread of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), to contributing to over-incarceration, to creating conditions for the ongoing epidemic of overdose fatalities. A harm reduction approach must … Read more
This fact sheet discusses common questions regarding sex offender registries in Canada in the context of the criminal law and HIV non-disclosure. This is general legal information and not legal advice. If you want legal advice specific to your situation, you should talk to a lawyer.
As part of an effort to contribute to an informed public dialogue on the issue, this short report provides a snapshot of the temporal and demographic patterns of HIV criminalization in Canada from 1989 to 2016. It also updates information on the outcomes of HIV non-disclosure criminal cases.
This is one in a series of four info sheets on the human rights of women living with or vulnerable to HIV in Canada. Please note: this info sheet updates the original, which was published in May 2012.
Unsafe injecting drug use is a primary driver of HIV infection in Russia. The inability of current or former injecting drug users to access prevention and treatment services is compounded by the highly punitive measures meted out by law enforcement, including frequent arrest and incarceration. These trying circumstances led three brave individuals to pursue access … Read more
The so-called Respect for Communities Act was passed in 2015 in the last Parliament, with the clear goal of impeding the expansion of supervised consumption services (SCS). The Act is an affront to the extensive scientific evidence of the need for such health services and their benefits — including connecting people to other health care … Read more
Desde que se descubrió que el VIH podría ser transmitido de la madre a su bebé durante el embarazo, trabajo de parto y parto, o en la lactancia, las mujeres han recibido una atención especial en las pruebas de VIH. Si una mujer no está en edad de salir embarazada o de tener hijos, sin … Read more
Mula noong napag-alaman na maaaring maipasa ang HIV ng ina sa kaniyang anak sa panahon ng pagbubuntis, pagle-labour at panganganak, o sa pagpapasuso, tumuon ang HIV testing sa mga kababaihan. Kung hindi buntis ang isang babae o wala sa edad ng pagbubuntis, maaaring hindi isaalang-alang o maaaring hindi siya aluking magpa-HIV test. Para sa maraming … Read more
ਜਦੋਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਹ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਗਰਭਅਵਸਥਾ, ਪ੍ਰਸੂਤੀ ਪੀੜਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਜਣੇਪੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ, ਜਾਂ ਛਾਤੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਦੁੱਧ ਪਿਲਾਉਣ ਰਾਹੀਂ HIV ਦੀ ਲਾਗ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਉਸਦੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਤਬਦੀਲ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ, ਤਦ ਤੋਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ HIV ਲਈ ਟੈਸਟ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ਔਰਤ ਗਰਭਵਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ … Read more