Publications

“On behalf of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and our more than 100 members, I write to express our deep dismay at recent reports that you are planning to sign into law the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2009 that was passed by Parliament in December of last year.”

“The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network are participating in the civil society processes preparing for the upcoming 57th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), and the High-Level Segment that will immediately precede it, in Vienna in March 2014. We urge the Canadian delegation to emphasize the following … Read more

The Nordic model is a piece of legislation, passed in Sweden in 1999, which criminalizes the purchase of sex. In Canada, exchanging sex for money is not illegal, but virtually every activity associated with prostitution is. Following the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Bedford v. Canada, the question of what type of legislation is … Read more

“[W]e would like … to ask UNAIDS to call on the United Nations General Assembly to convene a High Level Meeting before September 2015 to assess progress toward the achievement of the goals in the 2011 Political Declaration and to renew the commitments to achieve Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in … Read more

“We are Canadian civil society organizations committed to the basic principle that access to medicines and to health care should be equitable, based on need and not on ability to pay, whether at home or around the world. Medicines should not be a luxury. We call on the Government of Canada to reject any proposals … Read more

Judging the epidemic has been prepared as a resource to help judges, magistrates, arbitrators and other judicial officers throughout the world adjudicate cases involving HIV-related issues. This handbook may also be used by judicial trainers and ministries of justice to deliver educational programmes to judges and magistrates on legal issues related to HIV and human … Read more

Viviendo con VIH: Conoce tus Derechos REVELACIÓN DEL ESTATUS DE VIH EN EL LUGAR DE TRABAJO Preguntas y Respuestas [Know Your Rights 1: Disclosure at work in Spanish]

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

Nabubuhay nang may HIV: Alamin ang Iyong mga Karapatan PAGSISIWALAT NG HIV SA TRABAHO Mga Tanong at Sagot [Know Your Rights 1: Disclosure at Work in Tagalog]