{"id":20332,"date":"2022-03-15T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?p=20332"},"modified":"2022-10-04T16:38:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:38:49","slug":"media-advisory-people-living-with-hiv-and-other-leading-canadian-experts-to-speak-at-10th-symposium-on-hiv-law-and-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"news22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/media-advisory-people-living-with-hiv-and-other-leading-canadian-experts-to-speak-at-10th-symposium-on-hiv-law-and-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV, AND OTHER LEADING CANADIAN EXPERTS TO SPEAK AT 10th SYMPOSIUM ON HIV, LAW, AND HUMAN RIGHTS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PEOPLE L<\/span>I<\/span>VING WITH HIV, AND OTHER <\/span>LEADING CANADIAN <\/span>EXPERTS<\/span><\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>TO SPEAK AT\u00a0<\/span><\/b>10<\/span><\/b>th<\/span><\/span><\/b> SYMPOSIUM ON HIV, LAW, AND HUMAN RIGHTS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Media Invite<\/span>d<\/span> to Join Virtual Sessions on <\/span>HIV Criminalization<\/span> <\/span>in Canada<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

For immediate release<\/em><\/p>\n

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Members of the media are invited to attend <\/span><\/span>HIV Criminalization: Challenging Injustice in Canada and Around the World<\/span><\/span><\/b> \u2014 a free, <\/span>bilingual (English\/French), <\/span>virtual event\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/b>that will examine <\/span>the evolution of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in <\/span>Canada <\/span>and trends in prosecutions<\/span>.<\/span> Specific and timely topics will include <\/span>the <\/span><\/span>disproportionate impacts on Black and Indigenous people; litigation related to condom use, HIV, and sexual assault law; and global movements and advocacy to limit HIV criminalization around the world<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WHAT: <\/span><\/span><\/b>The HIV Legal Network\u2019s <\/span>10<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> <\/span>Symposium on HIV, Law, and Human Rights. <\/span><\/span>(See detailed schedule <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WHEN:<\/span><\/span><\/b> <\/span>Tuesday, March 22, <\/span>2022<\/span> | 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WHERE: <\/span><\/span><\/b>Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, this year\u2019s Symposium will be held virtually. Registration can be done through the HIV Legal Network\u2019s website at <\/span><\/span>www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/symposium<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WHO: <\/span><\/span><\/b>(In order of appearance<\/span>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Richard Elliot<\/span>t<\/span> <\/span><\/span>(<\/span>Research Associate, <\/span>HIV Legal Network<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Colin Hastings <\/span><\/span>(<\/span>Concordia University<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Notisha<\/span> Massaquoi <\/span><\/span>(<\/span>University of Toronto<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Liam Michaud <\/span><\/span>(<\/span>York University<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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India\u202fAnnamanthadoo\u202f<\/span><\/span>(Policy Analyst, <\/span>HIV Legal Network<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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L\u00e9a Pelletier-Marcotte <\/span><\/span>(<\/span>COCQ-SIDA<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shakir\u202fRahim, <\/span><\/span>(Lawyer, and Board Member, HIV Legal Network)<\/span><\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Khalid\u202f<\/span>Janmohamed<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>(<\/span>Lincoln Alexander School of Law, X University, former <\/span>L<\/span>itigation <\/span>D<\/span>irector at HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Isabel Grant\u202f<\/span><\/span>(<\/span>Peter\u202fAllard School of Law, UBC<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Edwin Bernard <\/span><\/span>(<\/span>HIV Justice Network<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C\u00e9cile\u202fKazatchkine\u202f<\/span><\/span>(<\/span>Senior Policy Analyst, <\/span>HIV Legal Network<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mikhail\u202fGolichenko\u202f<\/span><\/span>(<\/span>Senior Policy Analyst, <\/span>HIV Legal Network<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Alex McClelland <\/span><\/span>(<\/span>Carleton University<\/span><\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span><\/span>Registration for the event is free and the Symposium will be held securely on Zoom. <\/span><\/span>Interviews with select panelists are available on request.<\/span><\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The HIV Legal Network has also just released HIV Criminalization in Canada: Key Trends and Patterns (1989-2020)<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span>. <\/i>Select high-level findings include:<\/p>\n