{"id":15522,"date":"2017-03-03T09:16:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T14:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aidslaw.ca\/site\/?p=15522"},"modified":"2022-09-25T21:46:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T01:46:50","slug":"review-of-canadas-compliance-with-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"publication22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/review-of-canadas-compliance-with-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of Canada\u2019s Compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<span lang=\"EN-CA\">&#8220;The<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Canadian<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">HIV<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\/<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">AIDS<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Legal<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"> <\/span><span 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