Publications

By any measure, cannabis prohibition in Canada has failed to meet the stated objective of reducing demand. Despite extensive enforcement efforts, cannabis remains the most frequently used illegal drug in Canada; among youth, it is the second-most-used psychoactive substance, after alcohol. Compared to other jurisdictions, rates of use among Canadian youth are high, and a significant illegal market in cannabis production and … Read more

Harm reduction reflects widespread consensus among a range of government officials, health care professionals, police and law enforcement agencies, academics and nongovernmental organizations. Yet in 2007, the Government of Canada removed harm reduction as an official element of Canada’s federal drug strategy and implemented a more punitive approach to drug policy. Once a relative leader in progressive drug policy, Canada has also … Read more

Across Canada, far too many people are dying from drug overdoses. This public health emergency can affect anyone, including those using prescription opioids medically or non-medically, as well as people who use drugs purchased on the illegal and unregulated market.

Este folleto te ayudará a tomar decisiones informadas sobre la divulgación de tu condición a tu pareja sexual. En él encontrarás información importante sobre la legislación penal en Canadá, la salud pública e implicaciones específicas para los recién llegados, que incluyen residentes permanentes, estudiantes, trabajadores temporales, visitantes, refugiados e inmigrantes no legalizados. [HIV Disclosure to … Read more

本手册能帮助您对于向性伴侣披露艾滋病病毒状况做出明智的决定。本手册提供了有关加拿大刑法、公共医疗的重要信息，及其对新移民的具体影响，新移民包括永久居民、学生、临时工人、访问者、难民以及没有移民身份的人。 [HIV Disclosure to Sexual Partners: Questions and answers for newcomers in Chinese]

ਇਹ ਬਰੌਸ਼ਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸਾਥੀ/ਸਾਥਣਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਕਰਨ ਬਾਬਤ ਸੂਚਿਤ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲੈਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰੇਗਾ। ਇਹ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਪਰਾਧਕ ਕਨੂੰਨ, ਜਨਤਕ ਸਿਹਤ, ਅਤੇ ਨਵੇਂ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਉਲਝਣਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਾਈ ਵਸਨੀਕ, ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ, ਅਸਥਾਈ ਕਾਮੇ, ਸੈਲਾਨੀ, ਸ਼ਰਣਾਰਥੀ, ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ। [HIV … Read more

This paper is drafted by members of the Russian Civil Society Mechanism for Monitoring of Drug Policy Reforms in Russia, with technical assistance of the Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and in response to the letter of April 16, 2015 from Nathalie Prouvez, OHCHR Chief of … Read more

In this video, the Honourable Louise Arbour condemns the devastating “war on drugs” and calls for a human rights-based approach to drug policy.

  In 2012, Jamaican human rights activists and AIDS-Free World produced “Love and Respect,” a short, 30-second video advertisement calling for respect for the basic human rights of Jamaican LGBTI people. However, television stations in Jamaica refused to air it as a paid advertisement. prompting this legal proceeding. Jamaican human rights activist, Maurice Tomlinson, is pursuing … Read more

Highlights of our work in Canada and around the world from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015