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December 2011

Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure: Science, Society and the Law
Video
Groups Welcome Government’s Commitment to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, Call for Emergency Conference of Donors to Address Funding Crisis
Statement
Respecting and Promoting the Realization of Women’s Marital Property Rights in Malawi
HIV and Human Rights in Canada: Top 5 Key Issues for World AIDS Day 2011
Statement
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November 2011

Donors Deny Life-Saving Progress on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
News Release
Atmospheric Pressure: Russian Drug Policy as a Driver for Violations of the UN Convention against Torture (also available in Russian)
Open Letter to the Government of the Dominican Republic re: the Bill to Establish “Zones of Tolerance” for Sex Workers
HIV non-disclosure and Canadian criminal law: antiretroviral treatment and viral load — Briefing paper
HIV non-disclosure and Canadian criminal law: condom use — Briefing paper
Director, Development and Outreach
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October 2011

Sex, Silence, Science and Justice: Should it be a crime not to disclose you have HIV? (27 October 2011, Halifax)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events
Thrown Under the Omnibus: What you need to know about the Safe Streets and Communities Act (18 October 2011, Toronto)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events
Russia at Risk of HIV Epidemic Hitting Catastrophic Levels
News Release
HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(3)
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September 2011

International Coalition Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Human Rights and Keep Insite Open
Statement
Letter to Parliamentarians re: Russia and the Millennium Development Goals
NGO Leaders: Global Fund Champions Proactive Measures against Fraud
News Release
Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure: Science, Society and the Law (12 October 2011, Vancouver)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events
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August 2011

Statement on the Passing of Jack Layton, Leader of the Official Opposition
Statement
Submission to the Global Commission on HIV and the Law re: Canada
Joint NGO statement to UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, 7th Session re: traditional values
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July 2011

Letter to Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Canada re: Commemorating the Russian victims of the War on Drugs
Legal Network News 42 — July 2011
Criminal Law and HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada: Questions and Answers

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June 2011

Documentary Project on Women and the Criminalization of HIV Exposure
Call for participants (deadline: 10 July 2011)
Treatment or Torture? Applying International Human Rights Standards to Drug Detention Centers
Global: Torture in Drug Treatment Detention
News Release
Prevention vs. Prosecution: Examining the Current Climate of HIV Criminalization in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. (20 June 2011, Ottawa)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events
Annual Report 2010–2011
Human Rights Awards: Caribbean, Canadian HIV/AIDS Activists Honored
News Release
Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights and Awards Ceremony
Media Advisory
Canadian Groups Welcome International Report Condemning Failed “War on Drugs”
Statement

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May 2011

In breach of international law: Ukrainian drug legislation and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms — a discussion paper by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Criminal Law and HIV — a series of five info sheets (May 2011 update)
HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(2)
Canada’s immigration policy as it affects people living with HIV: Questions and Answers (April 2011 update)
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April 2011

Federal Election — our questions to the five major party leaders, and their responses:
- Bloc Québécois: Response
- Conservative Party: No response
- Green Party: Response
- Liberal Party: Response
- New Democratic Party: Response
New Poll Shows Canadians Concerned About Global Reputation, but Confident It Can Be Improved by Making Affordable Medicines Available to Developing Countries
News Release
Limiting the Law: Silence, Sex and Science — video of September 2010 community forum on the criminalization of HIV in Canada

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March 2011

Call for nominations — 2011 Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
Parliament Fails to Fix Law to Save Lives — Bill C-393 Stalled to Death in Senate
Statement
Civil Society Groups Rally in Support of Urgent Passage of Access to Medicines Bill
News Release
Grandmothers Ringing the Bell For Democracy; Urge Senate to Quickly Pass Bill C-393
Media Advisory
Health and Human Rights Organization Disappointed in Ruling Denying Sex Worker Group’s Perspective in Landmark Case
Statement
Human Rights and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — a discussion paper by the Open Society Foundations and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Joint NGO Statement to UN Human Rights Council,16th Session re: sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights
Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Twelfth Session (2011) re: Review of the United Republic of Tanzania
Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review Working Group of the Human Rights Council, 12th Session re: human rights violations associated with Thailand’s anti-drug laws
Health and Human Rights Organizations to Intervene in Landmark Sex Work Case
News Release
MPs Choose Hope — Bill C-393 Passes!
Statement
Dr. James Orbinski, Stephen Lewis and K’naan Urge Parliament to pass
Bill C-393
News Release
Leading Canadian Physicians and Scientists Urge Parliament to Choose Evidence and Compassion and Support Bill C-393
Statement and Letter
Diverse Faith Leaders Rally to Support Humanitarian Bill and Save Lives in the Developing World
Statement and Letter
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February 2011

3^rd Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights and 2011 Annual General Meeting — June 9–10, 2011
For more information, www.aidslaw.ca/symposium or www.aidslaw.ca/agm

Fixing Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime: Bill C-393 Up for Final Vote in House of Commons in Early March
Update
NGO letter to Prime Minister of Thailand re: forced drug dependence ‘treatment’ (also available in Thai)
Commonwealth HIV and AIDS Action Group letter re murder of David Kato, gay human rights activist in Uganda
International Coalition to Intervene to Save Vancouver Safe-Injection Site
News Release
Letter to Trade Ministers re: Safeguarding Access to Medicines in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Addressing HIV Risk Behaviours: A Role for Public Health Legislation and Policy
Russia Must Adopt Harm Reduction Now to Stop the Spread of HIV
News Release
The Evidence is Clear: Bill S10 Will Result in Expensive, Ineffective Sentencing
News Release and Backgrounder
A Victory for Democracy: Bill C-393 Will Proceed to a Vote in the House of Commons
Statement
Law Student Intern (Summer 2011) (application deadline: February 18, 2011)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers
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January 2011

Bill C-393: Common Sense Versus Obstructionism and Excuses During Today’s Parliamentary Debate
Statement
MPs to Debate Life-Saving Access to Medicines Bill Today
News Release
Fixing Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime: Campaign for Life-Saving Treatment at Critical Stage
Update
Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security regarding its study of Bill C-39 (An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts)
Central Asian Countries Urged to Act Now to Avert Worsening AIDS Epidemic
News Release
Deputy Director, Operations (application deadline: February 4, 2011)
For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers

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(27 October 2011, Halifax) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events Thrown Under the Omnibus: What you need to know about the Safe Streets and Communities Act (18 October 2011, Toronto) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events Russia at Risk of HIV Epidemic Hitting Catastrophic Levels News Release HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(3) Back to top September 2011 International Coalition Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Human Rights and Keep Insite Open Statement Letter to Parliamentarians re: Russia and the Millennium Development Goals NGO Leaders: Global Fund Champions Proactive Measures against Fraud News Release Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure: Science, Society and the Law (12 October 2011, Vancouver) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events Back to top August 2011 Statement on the Passing of Jack Layton, Leader of the Official Opposition Statement Submission to the Global Commission on HIV and the Law re: Canada Joint NGO statement to UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, 7th Session re: traditional values Back to top July 2011 Letter to Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Canada re: Commemorating the Russian victims of the War on Drugs Legal Network News 42 — July 2011 Criminal Law and HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada: Questions and Answers Back to top June 2011 Documentary Project on Women and the Criminalization of HIV Exposure Call for participants (deadline: 10 July 2011) Treatment or Torture? Applying International Human Rights Standards to Drug Detention Centers Global: Torture in Drug Treatment Detention News Release Prevention vs. Prosecution: Examining the Current Climate of HIV Criminalization in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. (20 June 2011, Ottawa) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/events Annual Report 2010–2011 Human Rights Awards: Caribbean, Canadian HIV/AIDS Activists Honored News Release Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights and Awards Ceremony Media Advisory Canadian Groups Welcome International Report Condemning Failed “War on Drugs” Statement Back to top May 2011 In breach of international law: Ukrainian drug legislation and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms — a discussion paper by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Criminal Law and HIV — a series of five info sheets (May 2011 update) HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(2) Canada’s immigration policy as it affects people living with HIV: Questions and Answers (April 2011 update) Back to top April 2011 Federal Election — our questions to the five major party leaders, and their responses: Bloc Québécois: Response Conservative Party: No response Green Party: Response Liberal Party: Response New Democratic Party: Response New Poll Shows Canadians Concerned About Global Reputation, but Confident It Can Be Improved by Making Affordable Medicines Available to Developing Countries News Release Limiting the Law: Silence, Sex and Science — video of September 2010 community forum on the criminalization of HIV in Canada Back to top March 2011 Call for nominations — 2011 Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Parliament Fails to Fix Law to Save Lives — Bill C-393 Stalled to Death in Senate Statement Civil Society Groups Rally in Support of Urgent Passage of Access to Medicines Bill News Release Grandmothers Ringing the Bell For Democracy; Urge Senate to Quickly Pass Bill C-393 Media Advisory Health and Human Rights Organization Disappointed in Ruling Denying Sex Worker Group’s Perspective in Landmark Case Statement Human Rights and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — a discussion paper by the Open Society Foundations and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Joint NGO Statement to UN Human Rights Council,16th Session re: sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Twelfth Session (2011) re: Review of the United Republic of Tanzania Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review Working Group of the Human Rights Council, 12th Session re: human rights violations associated with Thailand’s anti-drug laws Health and Human Rights Organizations to Intervene in Landmark Sex Work Case News Release MPs Choose Hope — Bill C-393 Passes! Statement Dr. James Orbinski, Stephen Lewis and K’naan Urge Parliament to pass Bill C-393 News Release Leading Canadian Physicians and Scientists Urge Parliament to Choose Evidence and Compassion and Support Bill C-393 Statement and Letter Diverse Faith Leaders Rally to Support Humanitarian Bill and Save Lives in the Developing World Statement and Letter Back to top February 2011 3^rd Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights and 2011 Annual General Meeting — June 9–10, 2011 For more information, www.aidslaw.ca/symposium or www.aidslaw.ca/agm Fixing Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime: Bill C-393 Up for Final Vote in House of Commons in Early March Update NGO letter to Prime Minister of Thailand re: forced drug dependence ‘treatment’ (also available in Thai) Commonwealth HIV and AIDS Action Group letter re murder of David Kato, gay human rights activist in Uganda International Coalition to Intervene to Save Vancouver Safe-Injection Site News Release Letter to Trade Ministers re: Safeguarding Access to Medicines in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Addressing HIV Risk Behaviours: A Role for Public Health Legislation and Policy Russia Must Adopt Harm Reduction Now to Stop the Spread of HIV News Release The Evidence is Clear: Bill S10 Will Result in Expensive, Ineffective Sentencing News Release and Backgrounder A Victory for Democracy: Bill C-393 Will Proceed to a Vote in the House of Commons Statement Law Student Intern (Summer 2011) (application deadline: February 18, 2011) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers Back to top January 2011 Bill C-393: Common Sense Versus Obstructionism and Excuses During Today’s Parliamentary Debate Statement MPs to Debate Life-Saving Access to Medicines Bill Today News Release Fixing Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime: Campaign for Life-Saving Treatment at Critical Stage Update Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security regarding its study of Bill C-39 (An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts) Central Asian Countries Urged to Act Now to Avert Worsening AIDS Epidemic News Release Deputy Director, Operations (application deadline: February 4, 2011) For more information, visit www.aidslaw.ca/careers Back to top Find us on: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
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