This summary of strategic directions is based on the report Hard Time: Promoting HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Programming for Prisoners in Canada by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Prisoners’ HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN).
This is a series of 12 info sheets on HIV testing in Canada. Evolution of HIV testing policy and technology in Canada Shifting HIV testing policies Consent to HIV testing Counselling Anonymous HIV testing Confidentiality Access to HIV testing HIV testing and pregnancy Rapid HIV testing Home HIV testing Mandatory and compulsory testing for HIV … Read more
Это краткое содержание oтчета «Глух к голосу разума: Межуданродный комитет по контролю над наркотиками и ВИЧ/СПИД». Отчет рассматривает, каким образом Международный комитет по контролю над наркотиками (МККН), который обеспечен финансовой и административной поддержкой ООН, блокируeт эффективные методы предотвращения эпидемии ВИЧ среди потребителей инъекционных наркотиков. В фокусе отчета находятся ошибки в изложении фактов и упущения в … Read more
This is a series of case studies outlining how laws and policies dealing with various aspects of HIV/AIDS can and should be based on human rights laws and principles. Criminalization of sex work(ers): The human rights case for law reform Pregnancy and HIV testing policy: The need to respect and protect human rights HIV prevention … Read more
Related Publications HIV/AIDS in Prisons in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (English version)
This is a series of 12 info sheets: HIV/AIDS and HCV in prisons: the facts High-risk behaviours behind bars HIV transmission in prison Condoms and prevention of sexual abuse Bleach and other disinfectants Needle and syringe programs Opioid substitution treatment Care and treatment A comprehensive strategy Women prisoners and HIV/AIDS A moral and legal obligation … Read more
This is a series of six info sheets on the disability income and other benefit programs people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada rely upon: HIV/AIDS and income insecurity Employment Insurance sickness benefit Long-term disability insurance Canada and Quebec Pension Plan disability benefit Provincial and territorial social assistance Overcoming the barriers to income security: recommendations for … Read more
This is a series of 13 info sheets on legal and ethical issues related to injection drug use and HIV/AIDS. Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS in Canada: The Facts The Current Legal Status of Drugs in Canada International Law: Drug Control and Human Rights Drug Use and the Provision of Health & Social Services Treatment … Read more
This work is part of larger, ongoing efforts to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS, and especially those from developing countries, do not encounter unnecessary barriers in seeking to visit Canada.
Related Publications HIV Vaccines and Human Rights: Community Action Kit (English version) Vaccins anti-VIH et droits humains : Trousse d’action communautaire (French version)