{"id":11,"date":"2013-03-06T21:12:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T02:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/aidslaw\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2022-10-28T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T20:08:38","slug":"newsroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/newsroom\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom"},"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>News Releases<\/h2>\n<p>Refine your search by selecting items below:<\/p>\n<form data-sf-form-id='22589' data-is-rtl='0' data-maintain-state='' data-results-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/newsroom\/?lang=en' data-ajax-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?sfid=22589&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=all' data-ajax-form-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?sfid=22589&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=form' 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data-date-use-month-dropdown='1'><li>\t\t<label><input placeholder=\"from\" class=\"sf-datepicker sf-input-date sf-input-text\" name=\"_sf_post_date[]\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" title=\"\"><\/label>\t\t<\/li><li>\t\t<label><input placeholder=\"to\" class=\"sf-datepicker sf-input-date sf-input-text\" name=\"_sf_post_date[]\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" title=\"\"><\/label>\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"sf-field-sort_order\" data-sf-field-name=\"_sf_sort_order\" data-sf-field-type=\"sort_order\" data-sf-field-input-type=\"select\"><h4>Sort Order:<\/h4>\t\t<label>\r\n\t\t\t\t<select name=\"_sf_sort_order[]\" class=\"sf-input-select\" title=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 sf-item-0 sf-option-active\" selected=\"selected\" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"\">Sort results by:<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 \" data-sf-depth=\"0\" value=\"date+desc\">Date<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option class=\"sf-level-0 \" 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-22589\">\t\r\n\t<p style=\"display:none\">Found 401 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\/remembering-our-friend-stephen-lewis\/?lang=en\">Remembering Our Friend, Stephen Lewis<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: March 31, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Alongside friends, colleagues, and communities the world over, the HIV Legal Network mourns the passing of Stephen Lewis. He was a true champion for those living with and affected by HIV, a committed human rights activist, and a mensch beyond measure. Today, the world feels heavier without Stephen in it. Stephen Lewis shone an incredible &#8230; <a title=\"Remembering Our Friend, Stephen Lewis\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/remembering-our-friend-stephen-lewis\/\" aria-label=\"More on Remembering Our Friend, Stephen Lewis\">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\/organizations-worldwide-denounce-ontarios-decision-to-defund-remaining-supervised-consumption-sites\/?lang=en\">Organizations Worldwide Denounce Ontario\u2019s Decision  to Defund Remaining Supervised Consumption Sites<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: March 31, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>For Immediate Release \u2013 March 31, 2026 Communities across Ontario are already witnessing the adverse effects of March 2025 closures; one year on, things are only going to get worse. Toronto, ON \u2013 Today, exactly one year since the Government of Ontario forced nine Consumption and Treatment Services sites (CTS, also known as supervised consumption &#8230; <a title=\"Organizations Worldwide Denounce Ontario\u2019s Decision  to Defund Remaining Supervised Consumption Sites\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/organizations-worldwide-denounce-ontarios-decision-to-defund-remaining-supervised-consumption-sites\/\" aria-label=\"More on Organizations Worldwide Denounce Ontario\u2019s Decision  to Defund Remaining Supervised Consumption Sites\">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\/statement-on-the-passage-of-bill-c-12\/?lang=en\">Statement on the Passage of Bill C-12<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: March 30, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network &amp; HIV &amp; AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO). On March 26, 2026, Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada\u2019s Immigration System and Borders Act, received Royal Assent and became law, despite significant and sustained concerns by civil society organizations, legal experts, and international human rights bodies. The &#8230; <a title=\"Statement on the Passage of Bill C-12\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/statement-on-the-passage-of-bill-c-12\/\" aria-label=\"More on Statement on the Passage of Bill C-12\">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\/albertas-decision-to-close-supervised-consumption-sites-will-result-in-needless-death\/?lang=en\">Alberta\u2019s Decision to Close Supervised Consumption Sites Will Result in Needless Death<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: March 25, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. As organizations working to advance policies grounded in human rights and public health, HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition strongly condemn the decision by the Government of Alberta to close the last remaining supervised consumption sites &#8230; <a title=\"Alberta\u2019s Decision to Close Supervised Consumption Sites Will Result in Needless Death\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/albertas-decision-to-close-supervised-consumption-sites-will-result-in-needless-death\/\" aria-label=\"More on Alberta\u2019s Decision to Close Supervised Consumption Sites Will Result in Needless Death\">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-legal-network-and-halco-condemn-government-of-ontarios-deadly-decision-to-defund-consumption-and-treatment-services\/?lang=en\">HIV Legal Network and HALCO condemn Government of Ontario\u2019s deadly decision to defund Consumption and Treatment Services<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: March 16, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>For Immediate Release \u2013 March 16, 2026 This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network and the HIV &amp; AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO).\u00a0 Toronto, ON \u2013 We unequivocally denounce the Government of Ontario\u2019s decision to end provincial funding for Consumption and Treatment Services (also known as supervised consumption services, or SCS) and &#8230; <a title=\"HIV Legal Network and HALCO condemn Government of Ontario\u2019s deadly decision to defund Consumption and Treatment Services\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-legal-network-and-halco-condemn-government-of-ontarios-deadly-decision-to-defund-consumption-and-treatment-services\/\" aria-label=\"More on HIV Legal Network and HALCO condemn Government of Ontario\u2019s deadly decision to defund Consumption and Treatment Services\">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\/canada-challenged-at-united-nations-over-narrow-interpretation-of-right-to-life\/?lang=en\">Canada Challenged at United Nations Over Narrow Interpretation of Right to Life<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: March 5, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Issued by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2026 | Geneva\u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 Today in Geneva, United Nations Human Rights Committee members expressed surprise at Canada\u2019s claim that Article 6 of the\u00a0International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights\u00a0(ICCPR) does not require governments to take positive measures to protect life when it is &#8230; <a title=\"Canada Challenged at United Nations Over Narrow Interpretation of Right to Life\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/canada-challenged-at-united-nations-over-narrow-interpretation-of-right-to-life\/\" aria-label=\"More on Canada Challenged at United Nations Over Narrow Interpretation of Right to Life\">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\/statement-introducing-co-pays-under-ifhp-will-push-people-away-from-care\/?lang=en\">Statement &#8211; Introducing Co-Pays Under IFHP Will Push People Away from Care<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: January 30, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>For immediate release The following can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network and the HIV &amp; AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) January 30, 2026 \u2013 Toronto \u2013 The HIV Legal Network (the Legal Network) and the HIV &amp; AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) condemn the Government of Canada\u2019s decision to introduce co-payments under the &#8230; <a title=\"Statement &#8211; Introducing Co-Pays Under IFHP Will Push People Away from Care\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/statement-introducing-co-pays-under-ifhp-will-push-people-away-from-care\/\" aria-label=\"More on Statement &#8211; Introducing Co-Pays Under IFHP Will Push People Away from Care\">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\/statement-on-british-columbias-disastrous-decision-to-end-drug-decriminalization-pilot\/?lang=en\">Statement on British Columbia\u2019s disastrous decision to end drug decriminalization pilot<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: January 15, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>We are deeply disappointed by the Government of British Columbia\u2019s move to end its drug decriminalization pilot at the end of this month. This disastrous decision is a major step back in the efforts to end a toxic drug crisis that has killed more than 16,000 people in BC over the past decade; more lives &#8230; <a title=\"Statement on British Columbia\u2019s disastrous decision to end drug decriminalization pilot\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/statement-on-british-columbias-disastrous-decision-to-end-drug-decriminalization-pilot\/\" aria-label=\"More on Statement on British Columbia\u2019s disastrous decision to end drug decriminalization pilot\">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\/francais-on-world-aids-day-hiv-legal-network-releases-inaugural-state-of-hiv-in-canada-report\/?lang=en\">En cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de lutte contre le sida, premier rapport sur \u00ab L\u2019\u00e9tat du VIH au Canada \u00bb par le R\u00e9seau juridique VIH<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: December 1, 2025\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Les taux de VIH sont en hausse, alors que nous savons ce qu\u2019il faut faire pour pr\u00e9venir les nouvelles infections et prot\u00e9ger la sant\u00e9 et les droits humains des personnes s\u00e9ropositives et affect\u00e9es par le VIH. 1er\u00a0d\u00e9cembre 2025, Toronto (Ont.) \u2013 Aujourd\u2019hui, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la Journ\u00e9e mondiale de lutte contre le sida, le R\u00e9seau &#8230; <a title=\"En cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de lutte contre le sida, premier rapport sur \u00ab L\u2019\u00e9tat du VIH au Canada \u00bb par le R\u00e9seau juridique VIH\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/francais-on-world-aids-day-hiv-legal-network-releases-inaugural-state-of-hiv-in-canada-report\/\" aria-label=\"More on En cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de lutte contre le sida, premier rapport sur \u00ab L\u2019\u00e9tat du VIH au Canada \u00bb par le R\u00e9seau juridique VIH\">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-legal-network-launches-key-recommendations-for-the-government-of-canada-to-end-the-hiv-epidemic-in-this-country\/?lang=en\">HIV Legal Network launches key recommendations for the Government of Canada to end the HIV epidemic in this country<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: November 27, 2025\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>HIV rates are on the rise, and yet we know what needs to be done to prevent new transmissions while protecting the health and centering the human rights of people living with and affected by HIV November 27, 2025 &#8211; Ottawa, ON \u2013 Today, the HIV Legal Network is joined by people living with HIV &#8230; <a title=\"HIV Legal Network launches key recommendations for the Government of Canada to end the HIV epidemic in this country\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hiv-legal-network-launches-key-recommendations-for-the-government-of-canada-to-end-the-hiv-epidemic-in-this-country\/\" aria-label=\"More on HIV Legal Network launches key recommendations for the Government of Canada to end the HIV epidemic in this country\">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\tPage 1 of 41<br \/>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"pagination\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/newsroom\/?lang=en&#038;sf_paged=2\" >Older posts<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"nav-next\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22740,"parent":0,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22590,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/22590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}