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December 2010

Human Rights as a Key Part of the Next Strategic Plan of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

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November 2010

World AIDS Day: An open letter to Canada’s Members of Parliament
World AIDS Day a Stark Reminder That MPs Have Power to Save Lives
News Release and Letter to MPs
Fixing Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR): What You Need to Know About Bill C-393
Grannies Hold Vigils Urging Parliament to Support Access to Medicines Bill
Media Advisory
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper re: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
"Global Access: A World AIDS Day Event" (2 December 2010, Toronto)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events
HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(1)
Legal Network News 41
Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Tenth Session (2011) re: Review of Georgia
"Criminals and Victims? Race, Law and HIV Exposure in Ontario" (1 December 2010, Toronto)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events
Human Rights and Drug Control Policy — series of 6 briefing papers (also available in Russian)
Liberal MP Votes with Conservatives in Gutting Access to Medicines Bill
News Release
Study on Access to Medicines Bill Concludes Today
News Release

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October 2010

Grannies Disrupt Committee Hearings; Debate to Continue This Coming Monday
Media Advisory
Summary — Court of Appeal of Manitoba R. v. Mabior, 2010 MBCA 93
Grannies Hold Impromptu Protest to Slam Shameful Actions of Industry Committee
Media Advisory
Fixing Canada's Access to Medicines Regime: Open Letter to WTO Members Regarding review of Doha Paragraph 6 Mechanism on Access to Medicines
Letter

Reforming Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR): Bill C-393 — Finding the Expeditious Solution — Conclusions of an International Expert Consultation convened in February 2010 by the UN Development Programme and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Campaign to Reform Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR)
Urgent Action Alert (25–28 October 2010)
Bill C-393: Key features and compliance with Canada’s WTO obligations
Making CAMR Work: Streamlining Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime — Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding Bill C-393
Health and Legal Experts Join Canadian and African Activists in Making Case to Fix Access to Medicines Regime
News Release and Backgrounder
Bill S-10 Hurts People, Families and Public Coffers
News Release
Letter to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs re: Bill S-10
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September 2010

Legal Network News 40
Community Forum on HIV and the Criminal Law Launches Prosecutorial Guidelines Campaign
News Release
Groups Rally on Parliament Hill for Access to Life-Saving Medicines
News Release
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Hails Decision of Ontario Court That Supports Rights of Sex Workers
News Release
Community Forum on HIV and the Criminal Law to Launch Prosecutorial Guidelines Campaign
Media Advisory
Groups to Rally on Parliament Hill for Access to Medicines Reform
Media Advisory
NGO Leaders: Canada’s Global Fund Contribution a Positive Step, Must Be Strengthened
News Release
Malawi’s Marital Property Law: Questions & Answers
Responses to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Questionnaire on human rights challenges and responses in the context of HIV and AIDS in Canada

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August 2010

Legal Network News 39
Satellite meeting at AIDS 2010 (Vienna): "Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Global Extent, Impact and The Way Forward"
Video
Director of Communications (application deadline: Augsut 30, 2010)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers
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July 2010

Responding to the Criminalization of HIV Transmission or Exposure: Resources for lawyers and advocates
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/lawyers-kit
Developing World Conditions in Canada Impede Access to HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment and Support
News Release
Macedonia: Group Wins HIV and Rights Award
News Release (PDF includes Macedonian translation)
Accessibility of HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Services for People who Use Drugs and Incarcerated People in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: Legislative and Policy Analysis and Recommendations for Reform
Legal Network News 38
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June 2010

Joint Statement to United Nations Human Rights Council, 14th Session re: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Joint Statement to United Nations Human Rights Council, 14th Session re: Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Health
Joint Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review — Intervention for Kazakhstan re: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Canadian and African Activists Call on G8/G20 Leaders to Take Action on AIDS Crisis at Home and Abroad
News Release
Annual Report 2009–2010
G8 and G20 leaders will hear strong message on HIV and human rights from two advocates
News Release
Head of Global Fund to Deliver Pre-G8 and G20 Message on HIV and Human Rights in Toronto
News Release
Comments on the Report of the Law Commission of Malawi on the Development of HIV and AIDS Legislation
Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights
Media Advisory
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May 2010

HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 14(3)
2010 Survey of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (deadline: June 15, 2010)
www.aidslaw.ca/survey
Canadian Court of Appeal upholds supervised injection site’s right to operate — International Yearbook on Human Rights and Drug Policy, Vol. 1, 2010
Vancouver HIV Case Highlights Again the Need for Clear Guidelines on Criminal Prosecutions
Statement
Legal Network News 37
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April 2010

AIDS Organization Welcomes Crown Decision to Stay Criminal Charges in Hamilton HIV Case
News Release
HIV and hepatitis C Crisis in Federal Prisons, According to New CSC Report
News Release
Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Ninth Session (2010) re: Review of the Republic of Malawi
The Legal Network at the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/aids2010
Alternative Report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Kazakhstan’s initial report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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March 2010

Putting lives first: Canadian legislative reform can help HIV positive mothers and children (14 April 2010, Montréal)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events
Canada’s HIV Vaccine Initiative: An open letter from Canadian organizations fighting HIV/AIDS
Administrative Assistant (application deadline: 8 April 2010)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers
Campaign for "Universal Access" to Medicines Goes Global
News Release
Joint Statement to Commission on the Status of Women, 54^th Session re: Criminal Legislation that Contravenes the Beijing Platform for Action
No Celebration for HIV-Positive Women on International Women's Day
News Release
Joint Statement to United Nations Human Rights Council, 13^th Session re: Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner

February 2010

2^nd Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights and 2010 Annual General Meeting — 11–12 June, 2010
For more information, www.aidslaw.ca/agm or www.aidslaw.ca/symposium
Under the Skin: A People’s Case for Prison Needle and Syringe Programs
Clean Needles Behind Bars Long Overdue
News Release
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January 2010

Open letter to the Government of Malawi: Civil society organizations call for the repeal of discriminatory laws and the dismissal of charges in Malawi same-sex case
HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 14(2)
Russian-speaking Researcher/Policy Analyst (application deadline: 12 February 2010)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers
Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Eighth Session (2010) re: Review of Armenia
Leading Together: What we can do to overcome AIDS at home and abroad — A message from leading Canadian organizations

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Race, Law and HIV Exposure in Ontario" (1 December 2010, Toronto) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events Human Rights and Drug Control Policy — series of 6 briefing papers (also available in Russian) Liberal MP Votes with Conservatives in Gutting Access to Medicines Bill News Release Study on Access to Medicines Bill Concludes Today News Release Back to top October 2010 Grannies Disrupt Committee Hearings; Debate to Continue This Coming Monday Media Advisory Summary — Court of Appeal of Manitoba R. v. Mabior, 2010 MBCA 93 Grannies Hold Impromptu Protest to Slam Shameful Actions of Industry Committee Media Advisory Fixing Canada's Access to Medicines Regime: Open Letter to WTO Members Regarding review of Doha Paragraph 6 Mechanism on Access to Medicines Letter Reforming Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR): Bill C-393 — Finding the Expeditious Solution — Conclusions of an International Expert Consultation convened in February 2010 by the UN Development Programme and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Campaign to Reform Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) Urgent Action Alert (25–28 October 2010) Bill C-393: Key features and compliance with Canada’s WTO obligations Making CAMR Work: Streamlining Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime — Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding Bill C-393 Health and Legal Experts Join Canadian and African Activists in Making Case to Fix Access to Medicines Regime News Release and Backgrounder Bill S-10 Hurts People, Families and Public Coffers News Release Letter to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs re: Bill S-10 Back to top September 2010 Legal Network News 40 Community Forum on HIV and the Criminal Law Launches Prosecutorial Guidelines Campaign News Release Groups Rally on Parliament Hill for Access to Life-Saving Medicines News Release Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Hails Decision of Ontario Court That Supports Rights of Sex Workers News Release Community Forum on HIV and the Criminal Law to Launch Prosecutorial Guidelines Campaign Media Advisory Groups to Rally on Parliament Hill for Access to Medicines Reform Media Advisory NGO Leaders: Canada’s Global Fund Contribution a Positive Step, Must Be Strengthened News Release Malawi’s Marital Property Law: Questions & Answers Responses to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Questionnaire on human rights challenges and responses in the context of HIV and AIDS in Canada Back to top August 2010 Legal Network News 39 Satellite meeting at AIDS 2010 (Vienna): "Criminalisation of HIV Exposure and Transmission: Global Extent, Impact and The Way Forward" Video Director of Communications (application deadline: Augsut 30, 2010) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers Back to top July 2010 Responding to the Criminalization of HIV Transmission or Exposure: Resources for lawyers and advocates For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/lawyers-kit Developing World Conditions in Canada Impede Access to HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment and Support News Release Macedonia: Group Wins HIV and Rights Award News Release (PDF includes Macedonian translation) Accessibility of HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Services for People who Use Drugs and Incarcerated People in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: Legislative and Policy Analysis and Recommendations for Reform Legal Network News 38 Back to top June 2010 Joint Statement to United Nations Human Rights Council, 14th Session re: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Joint Statement to United Nations Human Rights Council, 14th Session re: Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Health Joint Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review — Intervention for Kazakhstan re: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Canadian and African Activists Call on G8/G20 Leaders to Take Action on AIDS Crisis at Home and Abroad News Release Annual Report 2009–2010 G8 and G20 leaders will hear strong message on HIV and human rights from two advocates News Release Head of Global Fund to Deliver Pre-G8 and G20 Message on HIV and Human Rights in Toronto News Release Comments on the Report of the Law Commission of Malawi on the Development of HIV and AIDS Legislation Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights Media Advisory Back to top May 2010 HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 14(3) 2010 Survey of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (deadline: June 15, 2010) www.aidslaw.ca/survey Canadian Court of Appeal upholds supervised injection site’s right to operate — International Yearbook on Human Rights and Drug Policy, Vol. 1, 2010 Vancouver HIV Case Highlights Again the Need for Clear Guidelines on Criminal Prosecutions Statement Legal Network News 37 Back to top April 2010 AIDS Organization Welcomes Crown Decision to Stay Criminal Charges in Hamilton HIV Case News Release HIV and hepatitis C Crisis in Federal Prisons, According to New CSC Report News Release Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Ninth Session (2010) re: Review of the Republic of Malawi The Legal Network at the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/aids2010 Alternative Report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Kazakhstan’s initial report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Back to top March 2010 Putting lives first: Canadian legislative reform can help HIV positive mothers and children (14 April 2010, Montréal) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events Canada’s HIV Vaccine Initiative: An open letter from Canadian organizations fighting HIV/AIDS Administrative Assistant (application deadline: 8 April 2010) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers Campaign for "Universal Access" to Medicines Goes Global News Release Joint Statement to Commission on the Status of Women, 54^th Session re: Criminal Legislation that Contravenes the Beijing Platform for Action No Celebration for HIV-Positive Women on International Women's Day News Release Joint Statement to United Nations Human Rights Council, 13^th Session re: Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner Back to top February 2010 2^nd Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights and 2010 Annual General Meeting — 11–12 June, 2010 For more information, www.aidslaw.ca/agm or www.aidslaw.ca/symposium Under the Skin: A People’s Case for Prison Needle and Syringe Programs Clean Needles Behind Bars Long Overdue News Release Back to top January 2010 Open letter to the Government of Malawi: Civil society organizations call for the repeal of discriminatory laws and the dismissal of charges in Malawi same-sex case HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 14(2) Russian-speaking Researcher/Policy Analyst (application deadline: 12 February 2010) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Eighth Session (2010) re: Review of Armenia Leading Together: What we can do to overcome AIDS at home and abroad — A message from leading Canadian organizations Back to top Find us on: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
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