{"id":23863,"date":"2023-12-14T18:47:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T23:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?page_id=23863"},"modified":"2023-12-14T18:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T23:47:50","slug":"blog-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/blog-posts\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n
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HIV Legal Network Statement to United Nations Human Rights Committee<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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United Nations Human Rights Committee – Review of Canada at 145th Session NGO formal briefing March 2nd 2026 HIV Legal Network Oral Statement Thank you Mr. Chair, We will touch on 3 issues that are central to Canada\u2019s obligations to uphold the rights to life, liberty, security of the person, and non-discrimination. First, I will … 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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Hard Time for Harm Reduction<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Saving Supervised Consumption Sites – February 12, 2026 Resources that were shared in the chat during this webinar are available here: Key findings: Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada, Health Infobase Supervised consumption explained: types of sites and services, Health Canada Supervised Consumption and Overdose Prevention Sites, Vancouver Coastal Health Backgrounder \u2013 Charter challenge to … 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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New evidence brief highlights profound and systemic health risks within immigration detention<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Detention Project (GDP) have shared a new evidence brief highlighting the profound and systemic health risks within immigration detention. This evidence reinforces what we have long known: detention is inherently harmful. When people are held in carceral settings with restricted access to specialized care, the system itself becomes … 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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What a Disaster a Year Makes: Ontario\u2019s Policies Are Deepening the Housing and Toxic Drug Crises<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Anne-Rachelle Boulanger, Margaret Flynn, Douglas Kwan As we begin 2026, the scale of Ontario\u2019s housing and health crises is undeniable. Newly released provincial data estimates that nearly 85,00 people experienced homelessness in Ontario last year, an increase of over eight percent from the year before and more than doubled the number recorded in 2021. … 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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Words Aren\u2019t Enough: Canada Must Deliver on HIV Criminal Law Reform<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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HIV criminalization is not a new concern. For decades, people living with HIV in Canada have faced the reality that they can still face public outing by authorities, prosecution by the \u201cjustice\u201d system, and imprisonment for allegedly not disclosing their HIV status to a sexual partner. This continues to be the case today, even in … 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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Hill Times OpEd: Canada\u2019s foreign aid budget cuts hurt global health<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This OpEd was published at the Hill Times on November 12, 2025: https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/story\/2025\/11\/12\/canadas-foreign-aid-budget-cuts-hurt-global-health\/481601\/\u00a0 The $2.7-billion cut places Canada\u2019s reputation in jeopardy on the world stage, and will leave the most vulnerable to simply fend for themselves. On Nov. 4, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the first federal budget of his political career. Framed as a … 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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Funding Health, Advancing LGBTIQ Equality: Why the Global Fund Matters Now<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On September 17, 2025, we partnered with the Stephen Lewis Foundation to host a timely conversation about Canada\u2019s crucial role in sustaining and growing international development through partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) \u00a0and Malaria, with a particular focus on the health and rights of LGBTIQ people worldwide. If you were … 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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Returning to federal court in constitutional challenge of Canada\u2019s \u201cexcessive demand\u201d regime<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On September 18, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., the Federal Court will hear the HIV Legal Network\u2019s motion to rejoin a constitutional challenge to Canada\u2019s \u201cexcessive demand\u201d regime in immigration law. This hearing is a critical moment in the fight to ensure that Canada\u2019s immigration laws respect the Charter and protect the rights of people living … 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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Behind Bars: Systemic failures in Canada\u2019s prisons are causing alarming, but predictable, health outcomes<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Anne-Rachelle Boulanger and Holly Kohler Suicides and overdoses were the two leading causes of death for people in Canadian prisons between January 2019 and February 2025. 72 percent of these non-natural deaths were of people serving determinate sentences \u2014 in other words, their release date was fixed and foreseeable. These figures, recently released by … 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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Podcast – How Media Narratives Further the Harms of HIV Criminalization<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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HIV Legal Network Policy Analyst Andr\u00e9 Capretti speaks with Colin Hastings – a professor of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and member of the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization – about his new book Digital News and HIV Criminalization. Among other topics Colin and Andr\u00e9 discuss how media articles live … 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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Unsafe by Design: The HIV Legal Network calls for the immediate suspension of the Safe Third Country Agreement<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The Safe Third Country Agreement\u00a0(STCA) is based on the flawed premise that the United States is a safe country for refugee claimants. Under the STCA, most people who arrive at the Canadian border from the US are turned away \u2013 often into detention. Human rights advocates have long documented serious shortcomings in the US refugee … 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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Remembering Deborah Norris<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The Board and staff of the HIV Legal Network mourn the loss of Deborah Norris, longtime HIV survivor, advocate, activist, friend, and colleague. We are but one of many organizations across Canada and around the world who are in absolute disbelief that Debroah is no longer physically with us, though her spirit can never be … 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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Canadian Federal Election 2025<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On April 28, 2025, people in Canada went to the polls for a federal election during a tumultuous time in the country. Our new government will need to navigate through a number of recent disruptions to the world economy\u00a0that has included the dismantling of crucial aid programs that support the prevention and treatment of HIV … 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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Today is Refugee Rights Day – April 4, 2025<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On Refugee Rights Day, and every other day, the HIV Legal Network calls for the immediate suspension of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) between Canada and the United States. The STCA is a bilateral agreement that requires most refugee claimants to request asylum in the first \u201csafe\u201d country they arrive in. Under this agreement, … 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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Podcast – Talking to Interveners in the Charter Challenge to Ontario’s Plan to Close Safe Consumption Sites<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This week, the Ontario Superior Court will hear a constitutional challenge brought forward by The Neighbourhood Group Community Services and two individual applicants. This legal challenge is against the \u00a0Government of Ontario\u2019s so-called Community Care and Recovery Act \u2014 which, among other harms, will require a number of Consumption and Treatment Services sites to close … 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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No \u201cFailed Experiment\u201d Here: Supervised Consumption Sites Save Lives in Ontario, and Beyond<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By John Sewell (former Mayor of Toronto) and Kathleen Wynne (former Premier of Ontario) “Failed experiment” is what Premier Doug Ford calls supervised consumption sites. It\u2019s what led to him to introduce Bill 223, the Community Care and Recovery Act, which was rushed through the Legislature in December without committee hearings so medical experts, health … 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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Share some love AND support the HIV Legal Network this Valentine\u2019s Day<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Let the people you love know how much you value them and how deeply you care about human rights by sending a Valentine\u2019s Day message through the HIV Legal Network. Just click here, make any donation to the HIV Legal Network (no amount too big or too small!), and you\u2019ll be able to send one … 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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Podcast – Challenging the closure of safe consumption sites in Ontario<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On December 10, 2025, The Neighbourhood Group Community Services (TNGCS), located in Toronto\u2019s Kensington Market, took legal action against the Community Care and Recovery Act, which was recently passed in the Ontario Legislature as part of Bill 223. The Act will force the closure of at least 10 supervised consumption sites (SCS, also known as … 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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Sites Save Lives – Remarks from HIV Legal Network Co-Executive Director Sandra Ka Hon Chu<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On Monday, January 13, 2025, former Toronto mayors David Crombie and John Sewell hosted an event in support of supervised consumption sites at Trinity St. Paul\u2019s Centre in downtown Toronto. Moderated by former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne, speakers included former Toronto mayor Barbara Hall, researcher and epidemiologist Dr. Mohammad Karamouzian, Rev. Katherine McCloskey, Toronto councillor … 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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Protecting Safe Consumption in Ontario<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On Monday, April 7, all parties involved in the constitutional challenge brought forward by The Neighbourhood Group Community Services (TNGCS) and two individual Applicants will reconvene at the request of the Court. On Friday, March 28, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued an injunction that enjoins Ontario from enforcing the rule prohibiting supervised … 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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This isn\u2019t the World AIDS Day message we wanted to send<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Federal government moves backwards on human rights World AIDS Day is traditionally a day for us to look back at an epidemic now entering its fifth decade, with love and an ever-lingering sadness for the lives lost, and a commitment to advocate for the rights of people who often experience poorer health outcomes because of … 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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Podcast – The Terrible Impact of Canadian Drug Laws on Black and Indigenous Communities<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The HIV Legal Network recently launched a pair of new resources designed to provide information about Canada\u2019s confusing and racist drug laws, for Black and Indigenous people. For Indigenous communities, these \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d resources were produced in partnership with CAAN, Communities, Alliances and Networks. For African, Caribbean, and Black communities, we worked with the … 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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Not a Crime – Drug Law Reform in Eastern Europe and Central Asia<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region has some of the most restrictive drug laws in the world. These laws increase stigma, encourage harsh treatment by law enforcement, and drive the transmission of HIV by erecting barriers to harm reduction measures. In this episode of Not a Crime, HIV Legal Network Senior Policy Analyst … 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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Statement – Prisoner\u2019s Justice Day 2024<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Over the years, the HIV Legal Network has participated in inquests exploring the growing number of drug poisoning deaths in Ontario jails. Following a 2020 inquest at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Center involving the tragic drug poisoning deaths of two men, the jury made important and unprecedented recommendations to Ontario\u2019s Ministry of the Solicitor General to … 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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Not A Crime \u2013 Strengthening Harm Reduction for GBT2Q People Who Use Drugs in Canada<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Connection, Care, Community – Harm Reduction for GBT2Q People who Use Drugs<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Stigma kills. From experience, 2SLGBTQ+ people know this. And people who use drugs know this. The use of both legal and criminalized substances plays a significant role in the lives of many people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+. This role can be both positive and negative. As Pride season continues across the country, we\u2019re releasing Connection, … 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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Media Release – Grieving mother urges honesty and action at federal toxic drug crisis<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Ottawa, ON | April 29, 2024 \u2013 On the eve of the tenth anniversary of her son Danny\u2019s death from unregulated drugs, Petra Schulz, co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH), will testify before the federal Standing Committee on Health (HESA) today on the \u201cOpioid Epidemic and Toxic Drug Crisis.\u201d Since MSTH\u2019s founding in 2016, … 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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Statement by MiRiDom On the Judgement of BG and the Attorney General of The Commonwealth of Dominica<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Statement by MiRiDom On the Judgement of BG and the Attorney General of The Commonwealth of Dominica. Date: 22 April 2024 Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Dominicans, Today, we gather to mark a significant milestone in the journey towards equality, dignity, and freedom in our beloved nation of Dominica. After years of relentless advocacy, dialogue, and … 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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Podcast: Best and Promising Practices from Low-Barrier, Harm Reduction Shelters in Canada<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Please note that this episode discusses violence against women and gender-diverse people and may not be suitable for all audiences. Please take good care when listening. Gender-based violence is the most pressing health risk to women and gender-diverse people in Canada. On any given night, thousands sleep in shelters because of violence at home. However, … 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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Black Communities<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Open Letter to Saskatchewan government Re: Health Policy Changes<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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January 25, 2024 To: Hon. Scott Moe Premier of Saskatchewan\u00a0premier@gov.sk.ca Hon. Everett Hindley Minister of Health\u00a0he.minister@gov.sk.ca Hon. Tim McLeod Minister of Mental Health and Addictions ministerrrhe@gov.sk.ca Re: Recent Saskatchewan Health Policy Changes Premier Moe, Minister Hindley, Minister McLeod; We are writing on behalf of the HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition to … 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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Not a Crime – Special Episode<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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In Not a Crime, HIV Legal Network Senior Policy Analyst Mikhail Golichenko speaks with Kseniya Kirichenko, a Russian human rights lawyer with a long experience of litigation in advocacy in support of LGBTQ+ people, about what this decision means for LGBTQ+ people living in Russia and abroad. Download Our new episode of Pas un crime … 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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Letter – More than 130 experts in substance use call on Federal Government to continue to support and scale-up Safer Supply Programs<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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December 14th, 2023 The Honourable Mark Holland Minister of Health House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 The Honourable Ya\u2019ara Saks Minister of Addiction and Mental Health House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Holland and Minister Saks, As researchers and clinicians across Canada, we are writing out of concern regarding the increased … 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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Andrew Beckerman – Leadership Donor<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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It\u2019s incredible to realize that we\u2019ve been fighting the HIV and AIDS pandemic for more than 40 years now. I have been living with HIV since the middle of 1980 and am considered a long-term survivor \u2014 one of the lucky ones. In the summer of 1995, while I was living with my then-partner in … 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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Remembering Our Friend Ron Rosenes<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Ron Rosenes was a lover of life and people. He advocated for people living with HIV and AIDS, and for human rights within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. He loved the arts, had a sharp wit (complemented by a very snappy style), and was a calming and confident presence for so many of us. The world was … 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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Submission – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Consult, \u201cAn immigration system for Canada\u2019s future: Strengthening our communities\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Please see our letter \u2014 in partnership with HALCO and COCQ-SIDA \u2014 to the Honourable Marc Miller, the new federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), to provide him with input to IRCC\u2019s review of Canada\u2019s immigration system. We highlighted several changes to the immigration system that are needed to protect and respect the … 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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Toronto Needs a New Mayor that Prioritizes Evidence-Based Drug Policy<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Toronto stands on the cusp of significant change as we move closer to installing a new mayor. In the past few years, against the backdrop of the drug poisoning crisis devasting this country, the issue of drug decriminalization has moved from the shadows of policy discussion to the centre stage of political debate. It is … 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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HIV organizations in Canada call for the immediate revocation of immigration policy that harms people living with HIV<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This statement can be attributed to HALCO, the HIV Legal Network, and COCQ-SIDA. June 21, 2023 \u2013 The HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, and La Coalition des organismes communautaires qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois de lutte contre le sida (COCQ-SIDA), are deeply concerned about the continued application of the \u201cAutomatic Partner Notification Policy\u201d (\u201cthe … 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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A DISAPOINTING DECISION FROM THE JAMAICA COURT OF APPEAL<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On Friday, March 31st, 2023, the Jamaican Court of Appeal rendered a decision in the constitutional challenge brought by Maurice Tomlinson against sections 76, 77 and 79 of Jamaica\u2019s Offences Against the Person Act (\u201cOAPA\u201d), which criminalize same sex intimacy. \u00a0\u00a0 The Court unanimously granted the appeal sought by the Attorney General of Jamaica, thereby … 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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GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONSULTATION ON HIV CRIMINALIZATION<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On October 20, 2022, the Government of Canada announced the start of their\u00a0consultation\u00a0on HIV criminalization, as Canada finally looks to reform the misguided and harmful law on HIV non-disclosure in this country. The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC), welcomes this consultation \u2013 a first step, we hope, to concrete action on law reform. … 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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Podcast: Not a Crime<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Featuring interviews with our policy analysts along with people working farther afield, Not a Crime will highlight the impact of criminalization on people living with HIV and people who use drugs over the coming months. June 16 , 2025 \u2013 How Media Narratives Further the Harms of HIV Criminalization March 25, 2025 – Talking to … 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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Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Review of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This submission was made to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs by the Centre On Drug Policy Evaluation and the HIV Legal Network on the Review of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act on September 21, 2022.<\/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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Remembering our friend Alexandra de Kiewit<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Today, and for months and years to come, the staff and Board of Directors of the HIV Legal Network mourn the untimely and\u00a0heartbreaking death of our beloved friend and colleague, Alexandra de Kiewit. Among her many other accomplishments, Alexandra was a long-time Board member at the Legal Network, and we will miss her more than … 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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Time to decriminalize HIV non-disclosure<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This article was originally published by The Lawyer\u2019s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca) a division of LexisNexis Canada. By India Annamanthadoo and Richard Elliott (August 10, 2022, 9:55 AM EDT) — Canada has long been one of the world\u2019s worst offenders when it comes to prosecuting people living with HIV for alleged non-disclosure of their HIV status. Since … 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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Letter to Ministers Bennett and Duclos re: Proposed cumulative threshold of 4.5 grams in BC<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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April 13, 2022 The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, M.D., P.C., M.P. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos Minister of Health cc: Hon. Sheila Malcolmson, B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Dear Ministers Bennett and Duclos: Re: Proposed cumulative threshold of 4.5 grams in BC We write … 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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Letter to Ministers Bennett and Duclos re: Threshold quantities in exemption requests<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Today, the HIV Legal Network and 21 partner organizations sent a letter to Carolyn Bennett, federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and Jean-Yves Duclos, federal Minister of Health, asking them to refrain from establishing and requiring threshold quantities of drugs in provincial and municipal requests for exemption from the\u00a0Controlled … 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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Modest Win in Jamaica<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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For seven years, I have been in court fighting the Jamaican government and nine anti-gay religious groups for the right to kiss my partner. An 1864 British colonially imposed law makes acts of intimacy between men illegal, and my partner and I could be imprisoned for up to ten years at hard labour. Even worse, … 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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Letter to Minister Mary Ng regarding TRIPS waiver<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The following letter was sent to Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development on behalf of more than 40 international organizations and nearly 60 individual experts in the field of health and social justice.   November 24, 2021 Honourable Mary Ng Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business … 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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Letter to Eileen de Villa re: Toronto\u2019s submission to Health Canada for a section 56 exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Today, November 29, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health has proposed a new model for drug policy \u2014 you can read more about the Toronto model here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/legdocs\/mmis\/2021\/hl\/bgrd\/backgroundfile-173568.pdf We are pleased that drug decriminalization is being considered and that the process is beginning. You can read our assessment of the Toronto model here. It’s time for decriminalization … 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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Open Letter to Justin Trudeau: Prioritizing Drug Policy for Incoming Cabinet Members<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Langevin Block Ottawa, Ontario K1A\u00a00A2 October 19, 2021 Dear Prime Minister: RE: Prioritizing Drug Policy for Incoming Cabinet Members As you well know, almost 23,000 people have died from an opioid overdose between January 2016 and March 2021, fueled by a contaminated drug supply … 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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Letter to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on Medical Inadmissability<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The HIV Legal Network and HALCO have submitted this letter to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in response to new regulations amending the immigration and refugee protection regulation. “While the public policy changes made in 2018 to excessive demand in relation to medical inadmissibility \u2014 and in particular the decision to raise the threshold by … 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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Letter to Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart re CDSA exemption<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The HIV Legal Network, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, and Pivot Legal Society have written to Kennedy Stewart, mayor of Vancouver, urging him to develop a “Vancouver Model” for decriminalization that is appropriately broad and responds to the aspirations and needs of people who use drugs. This letter follows up on the submission sent in … 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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Letter: Canada must support global access to COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The HIV Legal Network is a proud signatory of this open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to support global access to COVID-19 vaccines. March 10, 2021\u00a0 SENT VIA EMAIL\u00a0 The Right\u00a0Honourable\u00a0Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.\u00a0\u00a0 Prime Minister of Canada\u00a0 \u00a0 Re:\u00a0Canada must support global access to COVID-19 vaccines\u00a0at the WTO\u00a0 \u00a0 Dear Prime … 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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OPEN LETTER: Urgent appeal to increase access to GeneXpert SARS-CoV-2 tests in LMICs<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The HIV Legal Network has signed this open letter to the president and CEO of Cepheid, urging the company to increase access to GeneXpert SARS-COV-2 tests in low- and middle-income countries.   Mr. Warren C. Kocmond President and Chief Operating Officer Cepheid 904 Caribbean Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 United States CC: Mr. Philippe Jacon, President, … 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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Letter to Minister Garneau and Minister Schulte<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The HIV Legal Network sent the following letter to the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors, urging them to protect the rights of older persons.   February 24, 2021 By electronic mail The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs The Honourable Deb Schulte, Minister of … 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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Letter to Minister Hajdu: Vancouver and British Columbia exemptions to decriminalize simple drug possession<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The following letter was sent to Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu on behalf of the HIV Legal Network, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, and Pivot Legal Society. \u00a0 DELIVERED BY EMAIL February 10, 2021 The Hon. Patty Hajdu Minister of Health \u00a0 Dear Minister: Re: Vancouver and British Columbia exemptions to decriminalize simple drug possession … 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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Letter to Ministers Ng and Bains – TRIPS Council waiver<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On November 15, 2020, the Legal Network sent this letter to the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade, and the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, urging them to support a proposal currently before the WTO’s TRIPS Council (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) to\u00a0waive stringent … 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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CIVIL SOCIETY LETTER SUPPORTING PROPOSAL BY INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA ON WAIVER FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION, CONTAINMENT AND TREATMENT OF COVID-19<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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We are one of 379 civil society organizations from around the world that have signed onto a letter supporting the proposal to waive WTO intellectual property rules on patents, trade secrets, industrial designs and copyright for COVID-19 technology (such as medicines, vaccines, masks, and ventilators).   Your organization can sign on here.   CIVIL SOCIETY … 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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Blog: No time to waste: Lethbridge\u2019s overdose prevention site needs federal support now<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Written by\u00a0Tim Slaney, volunteer coordinator of the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society, and\u00a0Sandra Ka Hon Chu, the Director of Research and Advocacy at the HIV Legal Network.\u00a0 At a time when people who use drugs in Alberta are at greatest risk of harm, their own government is doubling down on draconian measures that will undoubtedly result … 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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Open Letter to Premier Kenney: Supervised Consumption Services in Lethbridge, Alberta<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Former prisoner Steve Simons writes why a prison needle exchange program is needed<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0         Steve Simons is a former inmate. He joined forces with the Legal Network as a co-applicant in a lawsuit against the Government of Canada over its failure to protect prisoners\u2019 right to health and prevent the spread of HIV and HCV in federal prisons.           I … 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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Open letter to Minister of Justice: stop enforcing sex work laws immediately<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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July 23, 2020 The Hon. David Lametti,\u00a0Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Dear Minister Lametti: In 2014, the federal government passed the Protection of Communities and Exploited\u00a0Persons Act (S.C. 2014, c. 25), criminalizing all facets of sex work, including selling sex\u00a0in a public space, purchasing sex in all spaces, all material benefits from … 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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Letter to Canadian Government: Decriminalize simple drug possession immediately<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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  SIGN IN SUPPORT OF THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF DRUG POSSESSION (organizations only) The HIV Legal Network, Pivot Legal Society and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition have joined forces to call on key ministers in the federal government to immediately decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs in response to the twin crises of opioid overdoses and … 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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Blog: How we\u2019re advancing rights for all during COVID-19<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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We advocate for communities who are ignored and excluded, or even scapegoated and criminalized. So with the emergence of this new pandemic, we\u2019re not surprised that the most marginalized among us (including prisoners, people who use drugs, sex workers, those without housing, and migrants) are among those experiencing the most harm. COVID-19 is not \u201cthe … 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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Letter: Reject the socio-economic \u201creview\u201d of supervised consumption sites in Alberta<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Read our open letter (download here) in response to Alberta’s “review” of supervised consumption sites, which has been endorsed by 30 Canadian organizations. We have sent this to Jason Kenney,\u00a0Premier of Alberta; Tyler Shandro,\u00a0Minister of Health; and\u00a0Jason Luan,\u00a0Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.   Dear Premier Kenney, Minister Shandro, and Associate Minister Luan: We … 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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COVID-19, Human Rights, and The Legal Network<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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In the face of a global pandemic, the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding the human rights of people living with and affected by HIV. If the history of the HIV epidemic has taught us anything, it is that stigma and misinformation can stand in the way of evidence-based prevention, … 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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Open Letter to Premier Kenney about SCS<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On August 30, 2019, in advance of International Overdose Awareness Day, our colleagues in Alberta sent this open letter to Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan, urging them to reconsider their announced review of supervised consumption services in their province. We are proud … 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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Letter to the Chinese delegation (UNAIDS) \u2014 3 HIV advocates wrongfully detained<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Three Chinese lawyers and advocates, Cheng Yuan, Wu Gejianxiong, and Liu Yongze, who work on employment discrimination and disability justice for people living with HIV and viral hepatitis, have been wrongfully detained in Hunan, China since 22 July 2019.\u00a0 The Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network sent a letter to the Chinese delegation of the UNAIDS Programme … 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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Carving a Path Towards Decriminalizing HIV in Canada<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Before starting my internship at the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network, I was unaware of the severe consequence that accusations of HIV non-disclosure have had on thousands of people living with HIV across Canada. Canada remains fifth in the world in criminalizing individuals for not disclosing their status and continues to hold the unfortunate and unique … 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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Letter to federal Attorney General on HIV Criminalization<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The Legal Network sent the following letter to federal Attorney General and Minister of Justice David Lametti on the subject of HIV criminalization. \u00a0 July 22, 2019 \u00a0\u00a0 The Hon. David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 180 Wellington St. Office 609 House of Commons Ottawa,\u00a0Ontario K1A\u00a00A6 \u00a0\u00a0 Dear Minister: First of … 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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Open letter to Minister of Health on SCS<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The Legal Network has sent the following letter to the Honorable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, on behalf of likeminded health and human rights organizations. \u00a0 July 22, 2019 The Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health Confederation Building 356 House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dear Minister: \u00a0 … 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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Maurice Tomlinson – Statement at World Pride Human Rights Conference<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On Monday, June 24, 2019, Senior Policy Analyst Maurice Tomlinson shared a very personal story at World Pride Human Rights Conference. At this event, the Legal Network announced the coming launch of a legal challenge to anti-LGBT laws in Dominica. Maurice reflected on the first such Caribbean challenge we launched, in Jamaica, and told us … 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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Alena Asaeva\u00a0 It is with deep sadness and a sense of profound injustice that we acknowledge the untimely passing of our friend and colleague, Alena Asaeva, age 47, on May 2, 2019. Alena was a fierce warrior who dedicated her life to upholding the human rights of people who use drugs, in Russia and around … 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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Open Letter to the Government of Canada on the Evaluation of its “Prison Needle Exchange Program”<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On March 20, 2019, a group of scientists wrote to the Hon. Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and Anne Kelly, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada, about the evaluation of the Government of Canada’s “Prison Needle Exchange Program.” The text of the letter is available in the download below.<\/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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Letter to federal ministers regarding Overdue for a Change<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On February 20, the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network distributed the full report of\u00a0Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Sites in Canada. This report builds on the summary released in December 2018 and includes recommendations for actions the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments can take immediately to address the current overdose crisis. The … 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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Human Rights Day \u2013 December 10<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On December 10, 1948, the United Nations formally adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And on every anniversary since then, the world has marked Human Rights Day. This Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that everyone, regardless of \u201crace, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other … 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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Limiting HIV prosecutions: Nice talk, but little action<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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November 5, 2018 It\u2019s past time for action by the federal government. On World AIDS Day 2016, the federal Justice Minister declared that Canada must address the \u201covercriminalization of HIV\u201d that contributes to HIV stigma and undermines public health. She also committed to working with the provinces, affected communities and medical professionals to this end. … 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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Open letter to Ontario Minister of Health about the newly proposed \u201cConsumption and Treatment Services\u201d model<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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October 31, 2018 Dear Minister Elliott: We write to you as organizations concerned about the health and welfare of some of the most vulnerable Ontarians, in response to the October 22 announcement that your government plans to replace supervised consumption sites (SCS) and low-barrier overdose prevention sites (OPS) with \u201cConsumption and Treatment Services.\u201d<\/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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Support life-saving supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites: Open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Tomorrow, August 31, marks International Overdose Awareness Day. The epidemic of overdose deaths continues to take a staggering toll, underscoring the need to challenge the deadly stigma surrounding drug use and to revisit the failed approach of criminalizing drug use and imprisoning people who use drugs. But in Ontario this year, the government appears intent … 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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International Prisoners’ Justice Day<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Director of Policy and Advocacy International Prisoners’ Justice Day, observed every August 10, is a chance for people to reflect on what it truly means to be incarcerated in our country. Prisoners are not fundamentally different from us and remain members of our communities who are entitled to human rights. … 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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Bringing science to justice: historic announcement at AIDS 2018<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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  July 25, 2018 Today we welcome an important development\u00a0in the ongoing fight against HIV criminalization in Canada and around the globe.\u00a0 At the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018), underway this week in Amsterdam, 20 of the world\u2019s leading HIV scientists published a peer-reviewed \u201cExpert Consensus Statement on the Science of HIV in the … 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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OAS Resolution on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression \u2013 Ten Years On<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network Maurice Tomlinson presenting the IACHR Rapporteur on LGBTI people, Flavia Piovesan, with a copy of our work in the Caribbean On June 5, the 48th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted another annual resolution on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression.\u00a0 … 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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Racism and Prejudice Have No Place in City Hall \u2013 A Message to Toronto City Council<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Last month, representatives from holistic practitioner, sex worker and human rights organizations gathered in Committee Room 1 at Toronto City Hall to make deputations to the Municipal and Licensing Standards Committee about the bylaws governing holistic practitioners and body-rub providers. The meeting was prompted by a study of licensing for holistic centres and body-rub parlours, … 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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Ron Rosenes Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Rights<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The 1981 bathhouse raids in Toronto were a brutal attack by the police force on members of a marginalized community. On February 5th of that year, four bathhouses were simultaneously raided by police, who arrested and humiliated the men inside. These men had done nothing wrong, but some were convicted of being \u201cfound-ins at a … 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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Statement: High Court of Trinidad and Tobago strikes down longstanding buggery law<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Today, in an historic decision, the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago has struck down as unconstitutional the longstanding, homophobic \u201cbuggery\u201d law, most often used to criminalize same-sex intimacy between consenting adults. The Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network is thrilled to congratulate our friends, colleagues and fellow activists, all of whom have worked tirelessly for this … 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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Barbados police must take action to protect Trans activist<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The following blog post contains images and descriptions of violence against LGBTQI people which may be upsetting. By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst The Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network joins Barbadian organizations and individuals in calling for immediate police action in the recent savage attack against local transgender activist Alexa Hoffmann. On the morning of Sunday, … 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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A Global Reaction to Stop the Spread of Hate<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Thanks to the work of local activists, supported by the voices of people and organizations\u2014including the Legal Network\u2014opposed to hate in all its forms, an American hate-preacher was prevented from spreading his murderous message in Jamaica. Initially, it looked as if the efforts would be for naught. Steven Anderson, an American extremist Christian \u201cpastor\u201d who … 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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Open letter to the Government of Jamaica<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Individuals and organizations working to help Jamaica achieve its domestic and international human rights obligations are sending an open letter to the Government of Jamaica, asking them to bar American preacher Steven Anderson from entering the country. Anderson has a record of making anti-LGBTQI, anti-women and anti-Semitic comments. His organization,\u00a0the Faithful Word Baptist Church, has … 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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100 Organizations Concerned with Health Sign Open Letter to Canadian, Mexican and U.S. Ministers of Health and Trade Urging That the NAFTA Renegotiation Not Undermine Access to Affordable Medicines<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The Legal Network joined organizations across North America to call for a re-negotiated NAFTA to protect access to affordable medicine.<\/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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One Week in Jamaica: Celebrating LGBTQI lives and local leadership<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Maurice Tomlinson\u2019s 2017 Montego Bay Pride video diary In October, the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network helped launch Intimate Conviction, a two-day international conference examining the Church and anti-gay laws across the Commonwealth, and supported a new generation of local LGBTQI leaders to organize the third successful Montego Bay Pride, with more than 850 people participating. … 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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Montego Bay Pride 2017: \u201cPride is where I can be free and truly express myself without fear\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network October 24, 2017 For the third year in a row the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network collaborated with local and international partners to host a successful and incident-free Montego Bay Pride! Starting with about 150 participants in 2015, Montego Bay Pride expanded to over 300 people … 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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LGBTQI Jamaicans paint a bridge to the police<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network October 19, 2017 In 2010, I received an email from a stranger who promised to kill me if I continued to advocate for LGBTQI human rights in Jamaica. I was urged to go to the police and make a report \u2014 the first time I … 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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UN day against \u201cdrug abuse\u201d gets it all wrong<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Nicholas Caivano, Policy Analyst, and Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network June 29, 2017 As the world again marks the United Nation\u2019s \u201cInternational Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking,\u201d too many UN member states are still missing the point \u2014 namely, that drugs are primarily a health issue and not a … 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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Indigenous Communities and HIV: Resilience, strength and solidarity<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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June 21, 2017 Today, National Aboriginal Day, we recognize not only the cultures and contributions of First Nation, Inuit and M\u00e9tis people in Canada, but also the resilience and strength of these communities. Many Indigenous Peoples have had to cope with traumatic life circumstances, including those related to experiences with the residential school and child … 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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Urgent Action Needed To Save OAS LGBTQI Human Rights Resolution<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network June 21, 2017 Without urgent action by the Government of Canada and other countries supportive of fundamental human rights, protections for LGBTQI people across the western hemisphere are about to be set back by a decade. This is because a very unfortunate precedent is likely … 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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Canada must be a true LGBTQI ally<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, and Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network May 1, 2017 Despite certain advances in some countries, the world remains a very dangerous place for LGBTQI people. In Chechnya, gay men are being kidnapped, tortured and even murdered by uniformed military. This horrific situation has reignited an urgent … 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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Trump aside, Canada should reject trade deals that put drugs out of reach<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Richard Elliott, Executive Director, and Nicholas Caivano, Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network February 1, 2017 Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and declared his intention to renegotiate NAFTA. But as some try to revive the TPP, and trade talks between Ottawa and Washington heat up, Canada should … 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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21st Century Magic! Gratitude and an Unforgettable Experience at Montego Bay Pride<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The following blog post was written by Andrew Beckerman, a long-term HIV survivor and an active board member of the Legal Network since 2014. \u201cI didn\u2019t always believe in magic, but I am starting to believe. My epiphany came as a result of the inspiring and incredible work being done by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal … 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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On December 6, we remember and we will continue to work to end violence against women<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Today, we remember the 14 women who lost their lives in a horrific act of gender-based violence at the hands of a lone gunman in Montr\u00e9al. Though the incident occurred over 25 years ago, our society continues to struggle with the structural violence against women that manifests in many forms, and in many arenas, all … 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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New Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization Launched<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On October 20 and 21, people living with HIV, community workers, lawyers and academics from across the country met in Toronto to officially launch the new Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization. The Coalition was founded by a group of Canadians and representatives of Canadian organizations who met at the HIV Is Not A Crime … 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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Montego Bay, Jamaica: Another Pride success!<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network October 24, 2016 How do you measure an event\u2019s success? Is it the number of participants compared to previous events? Montego Bay Pride 2016, co-sponsored by the Legal Network, had over 244 participants \u2014 a 50% increase in participation from last year \u2014 with participants … 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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\u201cForeign agent\u201d charges against Russian harm reduction NGO dropped, but HIV organizations still a target<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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September 13, 2016 A Moscow court recently dismissed the charges against Russian harm reduction NGO Andrey Rylkov Foundation (ARF) for failing to register as a \u201cforeign agent.\u201d While this is no doubt a victory for ARF, the charges were dropped on procedural grounds, which unfortunately does not prevent similar charges being brought against other HIV … 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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A Prescription for Coherence?: UN Secretary-General to release report of High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines addressing tension between health and intellectual property rules<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network September 13, 2016 Later this week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to release at the UN in New York the much-anticipated, and already controversial, report of his High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines. The Secretary-General appointed his High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines in November … 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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Caleb\u2019s victory for the Commonwealth<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network August 16, 2016 When Caleb Orozco, whom I met at an Organization of American States General Assembly in Panama in 2007, decided to be the claimant in a challenge to the Belize anti-sodomy law, I was elated but a bit nervous for him. Belize is … 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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Landmark resolution marks progress for people living with HIV in prison<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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A recent landmark outcome from\u00a0 a legal case \u2014 in which the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network intervened, together with the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) and Prisoners with HIV\/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN) \u2014 has secured a number of positive steps for people living with HIV in prison. In June 2016, the parties … 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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International Assistance Review: an opportunity for Canada to stand up for human rights abroad<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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When International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau took up her post in November 2015, she was tasked with leading Canada\u2019s efforts to \u201cprovide humanitarian assistance to help reduce poverty and inequality in the world\u201d and refocusing Canada\u2019s development assistance \u201con helping the poorest and most vulnerable.\u201d This renewed focus on marginalized communities must underlie the current … 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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Losing to win at the Caribbean Court of Justice<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network June 15, 2016 On June 10, 2016, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered a landmark, but decidedly mixed, decision on the rights of LGBTI people. Three years ago, as a gay Jamaican citizen, and with the support of AIDS-Free World, I launched a challenge … 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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Consensus crumbling: report from the UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Richard Elliott, Executive Director April 29, 2016 It was a surreal exercise that unfolded at the UN in New York last week \u2014 a pretend consensus, and a terrible dereliction of duty by some of the world\u2019s governments. And yet, paradoxically, I left the event at the end of the week feeling profoundly encouraged. … 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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Canada on drugs at the UN: Standing up for a long-overdue policy shift<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By\u00a0Richard Elliott The applause persisted until the chair of the session eventually gavelled it to an end. The occasion? Canada\u2019s statement last month at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, where countries were negotiating the text of a declaration to be adopted next week at the UN General Assembly\u2019s Special Session on … 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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Diplomacy or denialism? International statement highlights problems with world drug policy meetings<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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March 14, 2016 This week, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is convening in Vienna to prepare for the highly anticipated UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the \u201cworld drug problem,\u201d which will take place next month (April 19\u201321) in New York. The last UNGASS on drugs was in 1998, under the banner of … 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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Decriminalizing Homosexuality: The cases of Canada and Jamaica<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network March 4, 2016 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently indicated that he will posthumously pardon George Klippert for engaging in consensual sodomy. Klippert\u2019s 1965 conviction under the British imposed anti-gay law and his subsequent sentence as a sex offender led to a public outcry that … 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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Did Russia Cancel the Supremacy of International Law?<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Mikhail Golichenko, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network February 23, 2016 The amendments to Russia\u2019s Federal Constitutional Law on the Constitutional Court, which came into force on December 15, 2015, simply enshrined into law a principle that was already implicit: the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has the right to verify the … 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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Tuberculosis, Stigma and Drug Control: A case from Russia<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Mikhail Golichenko, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network February 4, 2016 In December 2015, I attended a judicial workshop on human rights and tuberculosis (TB)\u00a0organized by the University of Chicago Center in Delhi. It was a great gathering of civil society activists, judges, lawyers and medical practitioners from more than ten countries including … 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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R. v. Lloyd: A coalition condemns mandatory minimum sentencing at the Supreme Court<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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By Mclean Ayearst, legal research volunteer and former Legal Network intern January 13, 2016 The Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network is part of a coalition which is intervening at the Supreme Court in the case of R. v. Lloyd, the latest challenge to Canada\u2019s harsh and damaging drug laws. In R. v. Lloyd, the Supreme Court … 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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Dignity and liberty for all: Why Jamaica’s sodomy law must go<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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December 9, 2015 Please note, an abbreviated version of this commentary was published earlier today by The Jamaica Gleaner under the headline “Why the sodomy law must go“. On December 10, 2015, International Human Rights Day, a new constitutional challenge to the Jamaican anti-sodomy law is being launched in Kingston. This outdated holdover from the … 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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Increasing the visibility of LGBTI people and their rights in the Caribbean<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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December 4, 2015 Two separate, but related events supported by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network took place in the Caribbean last week: Police LGBTI Sensitization Training in Antigua and Barbuda from November 24\u201327 and the launch of the Barbados Pride Committee in Barbados on November 28 and 29. The police training in Antigua was facilitated … 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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Remembering trans lives lost \u2026 and agitating for change, in Canada and abroad<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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November 20, 2015 Today is the 17th International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Since 1999, this day has been an opportunity to raise public awareness of the ongoing violence experienced by trans people, and to honour the lives of those trans people murdered\u00a0because of stigma and hate. It is an appalling global tragedy that, even in … 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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HIV stigma and Charlie Sheen\u2019s outing: things to remember<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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November 17, 2015 In a television interview this week, actor Charlie Sheen revealed he is living with HIV, claiming that part of his reason for doing so is to put an end to years of rumours as well as extortion through threats of revealing his status. His revelation has prompted a flurry of media attention … 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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Fears Confirmed: Access to medicines and the Trans-Pacific Partnership<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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November 13, 2015 Last week, the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement was finally made public. Running to more than 6000 pages, it raises a host of grave concerns about its impact on everything from environmental protection to labour and other human rights, from internet privacy to food safety\u2026 and much more, including access … 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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Updates from Russia: Intervening at the European Court of Human Rights and recent successes<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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November 2, 2015 The HIV epidemic in Russia and Eastern Europe is home to the world\u2019s most rapidly expanding epidemic. Taken together, Russia and Ukraine account for over 85 percent of the people living with HIV in the region. In this critical context, the Legal Network continues to work with its partners on the ground … 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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Up for Vote: A New Vision on Drug Policy<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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October 19, 2015 The following blog post was written jointly by Richard Elliott, Executive Director of the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network, and Donald MacPherson, Executive Director of the\u00a0Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. How encouraging that the state of our outdated and ineffective drug policy is getting some attention during this federal election. Finally, after decades of … 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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Election 2015: Bill C-2 and supervised consumption services \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This is the sixth and last in a series of blog posts being published by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network ahead of Election Day on October 19, 2015. Recently, we sent a questionnaire to the five major federal parties, asking their position on key questions related to HIV and human rights. Four out of five … 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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Election 2015: Prisoners\u2019 right to health \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This is the fifth in a series of blog posts being published by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network ahead of Election Day on October 19, 2015. Recently, we sent a questionnaire to the five major federal parties, asking their position on key questions related to HIV and human rights. Four out of five parties responded. … 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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Election 2015: Funding the federal HIV\/AIDS strategy \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This is the fourth in a series of blog posts being published daily by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network ahead of Election Day on October 19, 2015. Recently, we sent a questionnaire to the five major federal parties, asking their position on key questions related to HIV and human rights. Four out of five parties … 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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Election 2015: Bill C-36 and sex workers\u2019 rights \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This is the third in a series of blog posts being published by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network ahead of Election Day on October 19, 2015. Recently, we sent a questionnaire to the five major federal parties, asking their position on key questions related to HIV and human rights. Four out of five parties responded. … 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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Election 2015: Bill C-398 and access to medicines \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This is the second in a series of blog posts being published by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network ahead of Election Day on October 19, 2015. Recently, we sent a questionnaire to the five major federal parties, asking their position on key questions related to HIV and human rights. Four out of five parties responded. … 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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Election 2015: LGBTI rights at home and abroad \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This is the first in a series of blog posts being published by the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network ahead of Election Day on October 19, 2015. Recently, we sent a questionnaire to the five major federal parties, asking their position on key questions related to HIV and human rights. Four out of five parties responded. … 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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Proud to Vote: LGBTQ Issues in the Federal Election<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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October 1, 2015 On September 24 in Toronto, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) issues were front and centre on the campaign trail as the Dignity Initiative (co-founded by the Legal Network) co-hosted \u201cProud to Vote: LGBTQ Issues in the Federal Election.\u201d September 24 also marked the launch of the Dignity Initiative\u2019s Call to … 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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#JustSayNyet: Say No to Russia\u2019s Drug Policy<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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September 28, 2015 In Russia, discriminatory drug policies and their practical applications continue to fuel the spread of HIV by targeting those least able to defend themselves. The Russian government\u2019s response to the world drug \u201cproblem\u201d has been a distorted reflection of United Nations drug conventions. The result has been an ugly form of unrestricted … 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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Researching the effects of surveillance on women living with HIV<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Researching the effects of surveillance on women living with HIV September 2015 While media headlines focus on individuals prosecuted for alleged HIV non-disclosure, we know that the impacts of criminalizing HIV non-disclosure go far beyond those who are formally charged. I was therefore delighted to learn in April that our 3-year community-based research (CBR) proposal … 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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Remembering Peter Collins, 1961\u20132015<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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August 17, 2015 The Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network is remembering Peter (Pete) Collins, an activist for the health and human rights of people in prison. Pete passed away from cancer on August 13, 2015, in Bath Institution near Kingston, Ontario, having been denied compassionate release by the Parole Board of Canada despite many appeals. Pete … 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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Needle and syringe programs in prison: Why?<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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June 10, 2015 When we call on the Government of Canada to protect prisoners\u2019 right to health by introducing prison-based needle and syringe programs, it is essential that the voices of people living in Canadian prisons be heard. Jarrod, a current federal prisoner, writes about how the Canadian government is failing to protect its prison … 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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Prison Health Now: Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada\u2019s Prisons<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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May 7, 2015 On April 30, the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network co-hosted an ancillary event on this topic at the Annual Canadian Conference on HIV\/AIDS Research (CAHR), along with the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), Native Youth Sexual Health Network, Prisoners with HIV\/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN), and Ryerson University\u2019s Department of Criminology. There’s a … 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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ADVOCACY ACTION: Take action against Bill C-2, and put our communities first!<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Today, Members of Parliament are expected to vote on Bill C-2, the so-called Respect for Communities Act. This bill attacks the human rights of people who use drugs, impeding their access to life-saving harm reduction services. If it becomes law, Bill C-2 would create an onerous, unreasonable process for health authorities and community agencies seeking … 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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Adding fuel to the fire: How Russia\u2019s discriminatory laws are worsening the HIV epidemic<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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February 26, 2015 Despite widespread recognition that the so-called \u201cwar on drugs\u201d has failed, we continue to read stories from around the world of the unjust criminalization, discrimination and the dehumanization of people who use drugs. In Russia, bad laws\u00a0that infringe the rights of people who use drugs are fueling the HIV epidemic. People who … 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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Video: Putting human rights into human hands in Russian-speaking countries<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Russia has the world\u2019s fastest-growing HIV epidemic, driven by injection-drug use, and fuelled by discrimination, criminalization and horrific human rights abuses. This video \u2014 produced by the Levi Strauss Foundation\u2019s HIV Advocates program \u2014 lays out the work of the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network in Russia and other Russian-speaking countries. Our goal, as Senior Policy … 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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Video: Empowering through networks in Russian-speaking countries<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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How does a researcher at the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network in Toronto defend the human rights of a person who uses drugs in Russia? Through indispensable partner organizations and the initiative of people who use drugs empowered to stand up for their own rights. In this video produced by the Open Society Foundations, Senior Policy … 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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Letter to Canadian premiers re: Bill C-36<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Punishing condition: Richard Elliott and Michael Orsini on why the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure is a step backwards<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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The following op-ed was published in the November 24, 2014 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press.\u00a0Michael Orsini is director of the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies and associate professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Richard Elliott is executive director of the Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network. We’ve made great … 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\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23863","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23863","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23863"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23867,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23863\/revisions\/23867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}