Publications

“In Canada, people seeking permanent resident status or temporary residence as students or workers can be rejected on the basis of their HIV status due to the ‘excessive demand’ provision of Canada’s laws governing medical inadmissibility. “We recommend that the excessive demand provision be repealed, for the following reasons: The excessive demand provision is discriminatory. … Read more

We urge the Standing Committee on Social Policy to uphold the human rights of sex workers by rejecting Bill 96, the Anti-Human Trafficking Act 2017, as it does not help end trafficking but endangers the safety and security of vulnerable people, particularly migrant sex workers.

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 resource explains the important role of privacy and confidentiality in reducing stigma and discrimination related to STBBIs, and offers frontline health and social service providers several strategies they can use to deal with issues related to privacy, confidentiality, the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure and stigma reduction.

This report synthesizes resources that jointly consider Indigenous women, HIV and gender-based violence and relevant recommendations for law reform.

“For the reasons we have noted, we urge you to oppose and remove the Senate committee’s three amendments to Bill C-37, as they are contrary to the spirit and purpose of the bill, creating unnecessary mechanisms for delay in determinations regarding exemptions for SCS [safer consumption services] and reflecting an ongoing stigmatization surrounding people who … Read more

Mwongozo huu ni wa wanawake, pamoja na wanawake waliobadilisha jinsia, ambao wanaishi na HIV na ambao wanapitia au wako katika hatari ya kupitia ukatili kutoka kwa wapenzi wao wa karibu. Ukatili kutoka kwa mpenzi wa karibu unaweza kuwa wa kimwili, kihisia, kisaikolojia au unyanyasaji wa kingono kutoka kwa mtu ambaye una au umekuwa na mahusiano … Read more

Esta guía está destinada a mujeres, incluidas las transexuales, que viven con VIH y padecen o están en riesgo de padecer violencia por parte de su pareja. La violencia por parte de la pareja contempla el abuso físico, emocional, psicológico o sexual por parte de una persona con la que tiene o ha tenido una … Read more

Kitabu hiki kiliandikwa kwa ajili ya wazazi au wazazi watarajiwa wanaoishi na HIV, ikiwa ni pamoja na wanawake, wanaume waliobadilisha jinsia na watu wasio na jinsia. Kinalenga kutoa maelezo halisi na kukuza ufahamu kuhusu baadhi ya maeneo muhimu ya wasiwasi ambazo wazazi wanaoishi au walioathiriwa na HIV wanazo. Know Your Rights: Guide for Parents Living … Read more

Este recurso fue elaborado para padres actuales o futuros que viven con VIH, incluidas mujeres, hombres transgénero y de género no binario. Su propósito es ofrecer información práctica y difundir datos sobre algunas de las áreas de preocupación principales que pueden tener los padres que viven con o se ven afectados por el VIH. Know … Read more