Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The object of this report is to analyze the following questions with a view to informing that policy development:Should HIV testing be offered to all pregnant women, or only to those at increased risk of HIV infection?Should HIV testing of pregnant women be voluntary,...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1999
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Discussion Paper examines the issues raised for the Aboriginal community by HIV testing and confidentiality, based on interviews of 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:
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 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
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: 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 Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit
Publication date: 1997
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
This is an early report that documents the inception and evolution of community-based HIV prevention research in Canada. This report provides a history of CBR research in Canada, defines the term community and describes the role of community in HIV prevention...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 1996
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The Final Report and its appendicesreview the history of the response to HIV/AIDS in prisons, nationally and internationally;present relevant new developments in the area;examine whether there is a legal and/or ethical obligation to provide prisoners with the means...
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...
