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Supreme Court decisions increase risk of violence, coercion & criminalization against women with HIV

Today the Supreme Court of Canada cemented Canada’s position as the world-leader in the criminalization of people living with HIV.  We want to focus our first post on the negative impact of the decision on women living with HIV. “If … Continue reading

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AIDS ACTION NOW! @ Ça March Montreal

La lutte que mène le gouvernement fédéral contre les droits humains est fondée sur une politique moralisatrice, plutôt que sur les faits. Les attitudes stigmatisantes de ce gouvernement vont à l’encontre de la science et de la dignité, et ne … Continue reading

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Help Support Supervised Consumption Sites: On-the-ground advocates needed in Ottawa

We recently blogged about our support and enthusiasm for setting up supervised consumption sites in Toronto and Ottawa-supervised consumption sites save lives, and promote the health and human rights of people who use drugs.  We asked you to “stay tuned”. … Continue reading

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Sick of the criminalization of HIV? Email Ontario’s AG and tell him

Deja-vu, all over again.  We are again asking you to email John Gerretsen, Ontario’s Attorney General.  He has gone back on the Ministry’s commitment to develop guidelines to reign in Crown Prosecutors.  And we are now seeing PHAs criminally charged … Continue reading

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AAN! Supports Supervised Consumption Sites for Ottawa & Toronto. So should you …

If you have not already done so, please consider signing the petition calling for Supervised Consumption Sites for Ottawa.  The petition is part of the work being carried out by the Campaign for Safer Consumption Sites in Ottawa. A ground-breaking … Continue reading

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