Category: HIV and the Law

Call for Papers Global evidence, impact and implementation of U=U

Posted On: Friday, January 27th, 2023

  Via Journal of Sexual Health Guest Editors: Christian Hui, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada Brent Allan, ASHM, Australia Bruce Richman, Prevention Access Campaign, USA Cedric Pulliam, Prevention Access Campaign, USA Mary Ann Torres, International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO), Canada Vuyiseka Dubula, Centre for Civil Society (University of KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa Jason Ong, London… Read more »

New Brief on Gender-Centred Alternative Justice Responses to HIV criminalization

Posted On: Friday, January 27th, 2023

On January 19th, the HIV Legal Network released its newest brief “A gender-centred dialogue on alternative justice responses to HIV non-disclosure criminalization”. Funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada, the brief synthesizes and builds upon the roundtable we co-hosted with WHAI and CAAN in June 2022. The objective of the roundtable was to gather cross-sector… Read more »

PAN Letter to Minister Lametti and Submission to Department of Justice Regarding HIV Criminalization

Posted On: Thursday, January 12th, 2023

  January 12, 2023 Honourable David Lametti Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Sent via email: [email protected]   Dear Minister Lametti: On behalf of PAN and our members, we write to thank you for following through on the commitment made at the July 2022 International AIDS Conference, to undertake a public consultation on… Read more »

Have your say on HIV criminalization!

Posted On: Friday, November 4th, 2022

  Last month, the Government of Canada announced the start of a public consultation on HIV criminalization. From now until January, you can have your say and tell the government that it’s past time to change the misguided and harmful law on HIV non-disclosure. The federal government needs to hear from you about why criminalizing… Read more »

HIV Legal Network Strategic Plan: Rights Within Reach

Posted On: Friday, October 21st, 2022

from HIV Legal Network   Introducing Rights Within Reach: Strategic Plan 2022-2027 Beginning in 2021, The HIV Legal Network undertook a comprehensive assessment process, involving key stakeholders, current and former staff, and board members, to identify our strengths and our areas for growth. We looked at the areas where our work has changed laws, policies,… Read more »

Year in Review, 2021-22

Posted On: Monday, October 17th, 2022

  “We want to acknowledge the work and effort of our member organizations year over year: we see you. We hear you. Thank you for carrying on and inspiring us. We know that you are working in the face of some profound challenges.” — Executive Director’s Message   Excerpt from Executive Director’s Message: Peers, allies… Read more »

2022 AGM and Special Keynote Presentation

Posted On: Monday, October 3rd, 2022

  PAN will hold our Annual General Meeting virtually on Thursday, October 20, 2022. REGISTER HERE AND JOIN US FOR ONE OR BOTH PARTS   12 – 1:45 PM AGM Keynote (All welcome!) The key to ending HIV/AIDS: Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous peoples Keynote presentation by Trevor Stratton, Indigenous Leadership Policy Manager for CAAN. Trevor will… Read more »

ICASO Survey on Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)

Posted On: Monday, April 25th, 2022

  Via ICASO : Please share this survey on Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) to people and networks as widely as possible. Thank you for taking part in this global investigation of what drives Undetectable=Untransmissible (U=U). ICASO recently surveyed over 50 community leaders in 16 different countries to ask what people living with HIV need to… Read more »

HIV Legal Network Symposium on HIV, Law, and Human Rights

Posted On: Tuesday, March 8th, 2022

  Please note: Times noted have been adapted to Pacific time. See information in Eastern time. The HIV Legal Network is hosting its 10th Symposium on HIV, Law, and Human Rights! Join us March 22nd, 2022, for HIV Criminalization: Challenging Injustice in Canada and Around the World. This virtual event will bring together people living… Read more »

Carceral Public Health: HIV Surveillance, Treatment and Criminalization

Posted On: Friday, February 25th, 2022

Via Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) and part of the CGSHE Speaker Series Date: March 17, 2022 Time: 12- 1 PM Pacific time   About the Talk In this talk, Dr. Alexander McClelland examines the rise of molecular HIV surveillance in British Columbia, which takes the biomaterial of people living with HIV… Read more »

Update on CCRHC Consultations on Reforming Criminal Code to limit HIV criminalization

Posted On: Monday, December 13th, 2021

Dear friends and colleagues, We are writing to provide you with an update on the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization’s consultation on reforming the Criminal Code to limit HIV criminalization. The consultation, which ran from August 23 – October 22, garnered over 200 online survey responses and over 100 participants in the live consultation… Read more »

Beyond Blame2021: Challenging Criminalization for HIV Justice Worldwide

Posted On: Monday, November 8th, 2021

From HIV Justice Network Beyond Blame, our flagship meeting for activists, human rights defenders, criminal legal system and public health system actors, healthcare professionals, researchers, and anyone else working to end HIV criminalization, is returning for a special eve-of-World AIDS Day edition. Following the success of last year’s Beyond Blame @ HIV2020, which was reimagined… Read more »