{"id":2147,"date":"2013-06-20T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aidslaw.ca\/newsite\/?page_id=2147"},"modified":"2022-11-04T20:37:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T00:37:01","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/our-work\/privacy\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The right to privacy is a fundamental human right. Except in narrow circumstances that must be legally and ethically justified, all people, including those living with HIV, should have the power to decide how, when, to whom, and to what extent their personal health information is shared.<\/p>\n

People living with HIV often suffer discrimination as a result of the unauthorized disclosure of their HIV status. As a result, many lose their jobs, housing and insurance, and see their personal relationships with family and friends compromised.<\/p>\n

Our work<\/b> contributes<\/b> to the informed development of Canadian laws and policies that support the right to privacy and the confidentiality of health information of people living with HIV.<\/p>\n

Protecting and promoting the human right to privacy is essential to meeting the public health goals of lessening the impact of HIV on individuals and communities and minimizing its transmission and to recognizing the inherent dignity of people affected by HIV.<\/p>\n

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The HIV Legal Network and HALCO strongly oppose the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025 (MRPIDAA), which risks further destabilizing access to housing and deepening the harms experienced by people who use drugs. By introducing new provincial offences that will expose landlords to significant penalties where they are found to have \u201cknowingly … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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