Three Barbadians — a trans woman, a lesbian and a gay man — are filing today a petition against Barbados before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) challenging laws criminalising “buggery” and other intimacy between consenting partners, including same-sex partners, as violating numerous rights guaranteed in the American Convention on Human Rights. The IACHR […]
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News release: Challenge launched against two sections of Barbados’ discriminatory sexual offences act
Also posted in Discrimination, English, Legal Network News, LGBTQI Rights, News, Our Work, Pub Document Type, Pub Language, The Caribbean
Publication Topics: Discrimination, LGBTQI Rights, The Caribbean
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Media advisory: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network marks 25 years of rights and resistance
For 25 years, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has been defending and advancing human rights in response to HIV, in Canada and globally. This milestone will be commemorated in Vancouver on Friday, April 27, with a reception attended by former Legal Network board president and current B.C. Attorney General, the Hon. David Eby.
Also posted in English, French, HIV Criminalization, Legal Network News, News, Our Work
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The Missing Millions, the Government of Canada and HIV
As community organizations are closing, the federal government presides over the continued steady erosion of federal HIV funding, with $104 million in funds lost from the response.
The Missing Millions: Stopping and Reversing the Steady Erosion of Federal HIV Funding
In recent years, the Government of Canada has renewed a commitment to ongoing dialogue and constructive engagement with civil society in the response to HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs). In response to calls from national HIV organizations, the federal government—in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments, researchers […]
Also posted in Briefing Papers, English, French, Our Work, Pub Document Type, Pub Language, Testing
Publication Topics: Access to Medicines, Prevention Technologies, Testing
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Open Letter to the Liberal Party of Canada – Decriminalize Sex Work: Support Resolution #2764
It is now well recognized, not just by sex workers but by a wide range of human rights organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, and the Center for Health and Gender Equity, United Nations bodies such as the UN Development Programme, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS, […]
TIME TO ACT ON HARM REDUCTION PROMISES: Open Letter to the Liberal Party of Canada
Drug policy is at a critical juncture in Canada, and we need our elected representatives to put even greater emphasis on public health objectives and outcomes, respecting human rights for all. Welcome steps have been taken on this front following the 2015 election, including restoring harm reduction as a key pillar of Canada’s drug strategy, […]
Also posted in Advocacy, Drug policy, English, French, Our Work, Pub Document Type, Pub Language
Publication Topics: Drug policy
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Appointment of the next Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada
In February 2018, the Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada retired. The Legal Network sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale, and Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick to tell them the appointment of a new CSC Commissioner presents a key opportunity to promote […]
Comments on Canada’s Draft Third Report Under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
In this brief, the Legal Network provides information about Canada’s implementation of its international human rights obligations as raised in the draft report, organized under subheadings included in the draft report. It expands on issues presented in the Legal Network’s Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s UPR Working Group in advance of the […]
Also posted in Advocacy, Drug policy, English, HIV Criminalization, Indigenous Communities, Prisons
Publication Topics: Drug policy, HIV Criminalization, Indigenous Communities, Prisons
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Respect, Protect, Fulfill: A Human Rights Response to HIV
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network’s strategic plan, Respect, Protect, Fulfill: A Human Rights Response to HIV sets out the goals for the organization over the next five years.
Also posted in Annual Reports, Drug policy, English, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQI Rights, Prisons, Sex work
Publication Topics: Drug policy, HIV Criminalization, LGBTQI Rights, Prisons, Sex work
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Open letter to Victoria Atkins, MP
The Legal Network, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and International Centre for Science in Drug Policy issued a joint letter to Ms. Victoria Atkins, MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the UK Home Office, regarding comments made during a Parliamentary debate about Drug Consumption Rooms.
