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Keeping HIV at the forefront<\/h2>\n
The rights of people living with and affected by HIV are and have always been at the heart of our work. From our efforts to getting successful needle and syringe programs into federal prisons, to pushing for law reform to end HIV criminalization, to challenging in court anti-gay laws that fuel stigma and discrimination and drive new infections,\u00a0we are focused on advocating for true equity. Here are some recent highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n All of this work and more is done to ensure that people living with and affected by HIV are truly protected by the laws and policies that govern their lives.<\/strong>\u00a0Until their rights are fully respected, the goal of equalizing access to services cannot be realized.\u00a0We are working to change this for good.<\/a><\/p>\n UN data shows that during the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises, progress against the HIV pandemic has faltered, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk as a result.\u00a0<\/strong>On the international stage, we are heartened by Canada\u2019s commitment of $1.21B to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, representing a marked increase in funding.\u00a0Now we hope to see the same leadership from Canada on the domestic front, where HIV services have been chronically underfunded for almost 15 years.<\/strong>\u00a0Since 2008, more than $123 million committed by the Canadian government to respond to the HIV epidemic has not been delivered. AIDS Service Organizations across Canada are working with fewer resources every year to support people living with HIV and prevent further transmission of the virus, often while leading the response to the drug poisoning crisis in their communities and doing this work without pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0It is imperative that the Government of Canada fulfils its promises when it comes to HIV funding here at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n The second English- and French-language episodes of Not a Crime\/Pas un crime are live today!<\/strong><\/p>\n In\u00a0Not a Crime<\/a>, HIV Legal Network\u2019s own India Annamanthadoo and Mikhail Golichenko continue their conversation about policies that criminalize people who use drugs in Russia and the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Find out how repressive laws and policies in the region undermine human rights and how advocates there and around the world are mobilizing for change.<\/p>\n And in today\u2019s new episode of\u00a0Pas un crime<\/a>, C\u00e9cile Kazatchkine takes us to Morocco to talk with Moulay Ahmed Douraidi (a well-known HIV and human rights activist there) about HIV non-disclosure in a country that doesn\u2019t have specific laws governing disclosure and how people living with HIV are targeted all the same.<\/p>\n Listen today!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n We know that a better, more just world is possible \u2013 and we can get there with your help.\u00a0Give today to support our Rights Within Reach campaign and your donation will be doubled by Charlie\u2019s Challenge, making your money go twice as far.<\/strong><\/p>\n Donate.<\/a><\/p>\n In solidarity,<\/p>\n The HIV Legal Network<\/p>\n\n
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