Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2001
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The report provides information with reference to current policies, procedures, and scientific literature on:the risk of accidental occupational exposure to HBV, HCV, and HIV;post-exposure protocols and treatment;testing technologies and procedures;benefits to the...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2001
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The UNAIDS Executive Director established the UNAIDS Expert Panel on HIV Testing in UN Peacekeeping Operations to analyze and formulate a comprehensive position on the issue of HIV testing. This Expert Panel convened in New York on 17–18 September 2001.The...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2000
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The report:explains rapid HIV testing technologies;describes the status of rapid HIV test kits in Canada;presents an overview of the Canadian regulatory framework applicable to the approval and use of rapid test kits;provides a comprehensive evaluation of the...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Discussion Paper examines issues raised for the Aboriginal community by HIV/AIDS-related discrimination, based on interviews with individuals working in the field of HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal people, and on research conducted by the author.
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: 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:
Canadian Hemophilia Society – Société canadienne de l’hémophilie
Publication date: 1998
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Guideline or manual
Organization:
Canadian Hemophilia Society – Société canadienne de l’hémophilie
Publication date: 1998
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Booklet
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...
