Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
This is a series of eight info sheets:An Epidemic of Stigma and DiscriminationStigma and Discrimination: Definitions and ConceptsStigma and Discrimination: The ConsequencesExamples of Stigma and DiscriminationThe Impact of Stigma and DiscriminationResponding to Stigma...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Report provides an overview of the Cuerrier decision. Based on the judgment, the Report then attempts to provide some answers (where possible) as to when an HIV-positive person may risk criminal prosecution if they do not disclose their status, looking at the...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESHIV Testing and Treatment of ChildrenHIV/AIDS and Children's RightsHIV/AIDS IN CANADIAN COURTSBC Human Rights Tribunal Rules on Discrimination by London LifeAIDS Organizations Denied Leave to Intervene in Insurance CaseNo Removal of...
Organization:
HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
This is a 20th century review of male sex work in Canada, with an emphasis on HIV and AIDS. It gathers and summarizes past and present writings on male sex work in Canada. The objective was to make a resource document available to focus health discussions about male...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1998
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
reviews how, historically, gay men and lesbians have suffered persistent patterns of discrimination and persecution, and how the advent of HIV and AIDS has intensified and extended discrimination against them;provides a detailed analysis of how, in 1998, Canadian law...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1998
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Discussion Paper reviews:definitions of discrimination that are current in Canada and internationally;the nature of stigma, discrimination, and vulnerability in the context of the HIV epidemic;stigma and discrimination that people with HIV/AIDS currently...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1997
Format:
PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESCurrent Issues in HIV/AIDS and InsuranceFocus on HIV/AIDS and Injection Drug UseChildren: The Changing Face of AIDSDISCRIMINATIONYour Health Is Back. Now You May Lose Your Protection against DiscriminationGay and Lesbian Legal Issues and...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1997
Format:
PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESGuidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human RightsSupreme Court to Hear Cuerrier CaseTesting of Pregnant Women: Issues and OptionsTESTING AND CONFIDENTIALITYHIV Testing and Confidentiality: A Discussion PaperHIV Testing in Pregnancy: A Duty or a...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1996
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Final Report and its appendices review the cases of criminal prosecution that have arisen in Canada; the academic commentary; policy recommendations from various groups and organizations; proposed amendments to the Criminal Code; and the comments on the...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1996
Format:
PDF
TABLE OF CONTENTSFEATURESHIV Testing and Confidentiality Issues ReexaminedCompassionate Access to Investigational TherapiesHIV/AIDS and Aboriginal CommunitiesXI INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCEWhat Did We Learn? Legal and Ethical Issues at the Vancouver...