{"id":10,"date":"2013-03-06T21:12:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T02:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/aidslaw\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-10-28T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T20:07:11","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/publications\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3 search-parameters\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h2>Find Publications<\/h2>\n<p>Refine your search by selecting items below:<\/p>\n<form data-sf-form-id='22579' data-is-rtl='0' data-maintain-state='' data-results-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/publications\/?lang=en' data-ajax-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?sfid=22579&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=all' data-ajax-form-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?sfid=22579&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=form' 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data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"title+desc\">Title<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\r\n\t\t<\/label>\t\t<\/li><li class=\"sf-field-submit\" data-sf-field-name=\"submit\" data-sf-field-type=\"submit\" data-sf-field-input-type=\"\"><input type=\"submit\" name=\"_sf_submit\" value=\"Search\"><\/li><\/ul><\/form>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 publications-news-search-results\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"search-filter-results\" id=\"search-filter-results-22579\">\t\r\n\t<p style=\"display:none\">Found 1033 Results<br \/><\/p>\r\n\t\r\n\t<hr \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/shelter-right-video\/?lang=en\">Shelter Right &#8211; Video<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: May 8, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Shelters are more than temporary accommodation. They are essential services. They represent a safe space and a lifeline for many \u2014 and especially people who use drugs, who are overrepresented among people who are homeless and grappling with Canada\u2019s toxic drug crisis. Shelters often connect people to vital services that are otherwise out of reach, &#8230; <a title=\"Shelter Right &#8211; Video\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/shelter-right-video\/\" aria-label=\"More on Shelter Right &#8211; Video\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/submission-to-the-international-independent-expert-mechanism-to-advance-racial-justice-and-equality-in-law\/?lang=en\">Submission to the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 28, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This submission to the Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law focuses on human rights violations against people in Canada of African descent, in the context of Canada\u2019s drug laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-legal-network-comments-un-special-rapporteur-on-contemporary-forms-of-racism\/?lang=en\">HIV Legal Network Comments &#8211; UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 28, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This submission responds to key questions that the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism has raised in support of her upcoming visit to Canada. Our responses focus on people who use drugs, sex workers, people without permanent residence or citizenship, and people living with HIV in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/march-2026-ohchr-submission\/?lang=en\">March 2026 OHCHR Submission<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 28, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>The HIV Legal Network (\u201cLegal Network\u201d)\u00a0 submited the following information to assist the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (\u201cOHCHR\u201d) in its preparation of a report on drug policy and its impact on the rights of women and girls. The Legal Network\u2019s submission focuses on the context in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/video-hard-time-persists-immigration\/?lang=en\">Video &#8211; Hard Time Persists &#8211; Immigration<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 28, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Everyone \u2014 including people who have been detained \u2014 has a right to the highest attainable standard of health and to healthcare that is at least equivalent to that which is available in the community, whatever their immigration status. The current system \u2014 which allows for indefinite and punitive detention without comprehensive oversight \u2014 fails &#8230; <a title=\"Video &#8211; Hard Time Persists &#8211; Immigration\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/video-hard-time-persists-immigration\/\" aria-label=\"More on Video &#8211; Hard Time Persists &#8211; Immigration\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-and-the-criminal-law-in-canada-black-communities\/?lang=en\">HIV and  the Criminal Law in Canada &#8211; Black Communities<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 27, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>These materials were prepared by the HIV &amp; AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, African Caribbean Council on HIV\/ AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP). They will provide you with important information about the law in Canada. If\u00a0you need legal advice, &#8230; <a title=\"HIV and  the Criminal Law in Canada &#8211; Black Communities\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-and-the-criminal-law-in-canada-black-communities\/\" aria-label=\"More on HIV and  the Criminal Law in Canada &#8211; Black Communities\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hard-time-persists-videos\/?lang=en\">Hard Time Persists Videos<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 27, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Hard Time Persists: Healthcare and Harm Reduction in Canada\u2019s Prison System Hard Time Persists &#8211; Moving Forward Everyone benefits from improved healthcare in prison and imprisonment is not a justification for the denial of healthcare. Gaps in policy and practice in the provision of healthcare in prison settings fuels the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C &#8230; <a title=\"Hard Time Persists Videos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hard-time-persists-videos\/\" aria-label=\"More on Hard Time Persists Videos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-anton-mccloskey\/?lang=en\">Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Anton McCloskey<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 23, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Today we are sharing the second is a series of conversations we have had in recent months with people from Indigenous communities about the impact of HIV criminalization. In Canada, Indigenous people, especially women and youth, are disproportionately affected by HIV. Even though Indigenous people are only 5% of the total population, studies from 2020 &#8230; <a title=\"Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Anton McCloskey\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-anton-mccloskey\/\" aria-label=\"More on Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Anton McCloskey\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/not-a-crime-indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-margaret-kisikaw-piyesis\/?lang=en\">Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 21, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing conversations we have had in recent months with people from Indigenous communities about the impact of HIV criminalization. In Canada, Indigenous people, especially women and youth, are disproportionately affected by HIV. Even though Indigenous people are only 5% of the total population, studies from 2020 that &#8230; <a title=\"Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/not-a-crime-indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-margaret-kisikaw-piyesis\/\" aria-label=\"More on Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/new-rules-impacting-refugee-claims\/?lang=en\">NEW RULES IMPACTING REFUGEE CLAIMS<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: April 21, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>IMPORTANT LEGAL UPDATE REGARDING REFUGEE CLAIMS IN CANADA On March 26, 2026, the government of Canada passed a new law called Strengthening Canada\u2019s Immigration System and Borders Act. Among the serious changes, the new law significantly limits who can make a refugee claim in Canada. 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