The HIV Legal Network (www.hivlegalnetwork.ca) promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally, through research and analysis, advocacy and litigation, public education and community mobilization. The Legal Network is Canada’s leading advocacy organization working on the legal and human rights issues raised by HIV/AIDS.
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Privacy and disclosure: questions and answers on HIV-related privacy and disclosure issues for women’s service providers
Publication date: 2012This document addresses some common HIV-related legal questions of agencies that provide services to women in Canada. The information will help service providers inform and refer the women with whom they work to appropriate legal information and support when...
Know Your Rights 4: Disclosure and post-secondary education
Publication date: 2013Number 4 in a series of brochures that address the privacy rights and disclosure obligations of people living with HIV in a variety of day-to-day contexts as well as post-secopndary education.
Know Your Rights 3: Remedies for discrimination and privacy violations in the workplace
Publication date: 2013Number 3 in a series of brochures that address the privacy rights and disclosure obligations of people living with HIV in a variety of day-to-day contexts.
Know Your Rights 2: Accommodation in the workplace
Publication date: 2013Number 2 in a series of brochures that address the privacy rights and disclosure obligations of people living with HIV in a work context..
Know Your Rights 1: Disclosure at work
Publication date: 2013Number 1 in a series of brochures that address the privacy rights and disclosure obligations of people living with HIV in a variety of day-to-day contexts.
Canada’s immigration policy as it affects people living with HIV: Questions and Answers
Publication date: 2013Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act became law on 28 June 2002. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulationsalso came into effect on that date. This Q&A document provides some general information on how the Act and the...
Sex Work Law Reform in Canada: Considering problems with the Nordic model (Briefing Paper)
Publication date: 2013This policy brief considers the impact of the Swedish model on sex workers and, in light of its harmful effects, argues that this approach would not withstand constitutional scrutiny in Canada.
Canada v Bedford (Supreme Court of Canada) — Factum of the interveners HIV Coalition
Publication date: 2013In the Supreme Court of Canada (on Appeal from the Court of Appeal for Ontario) between:ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADAATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIOAppellants (Respondents on Cross-Appeal)andTERRI JEAN BEDFORD, AMY LEBOVITCH AND VALERIE SCOTTRespondents (Appellants on...
Sex Work Law Reform in Canada: Considering Problems with the Nordic Model (Journal Article)
Publication date: 2013The Nordic model is a piece of legislation, passed in Sweden in 1999, which criminalizes the purchase of sex. In Canada, exchanging sex for money is not illegal, but virtually every activity associated with prostitution is. Following the Ontario Court of...
Prison needle and syringe programs: policy brief
Publication date: 2012This document presents evidence and recommendations in support of implementing prison-based needle and syringe programs in Canada.