“Love and Respect”

In Jamaica, homophobia and transphobia are fuelling the HIV epidemic. Several TV stations in Jamaica refused to air a "tolerance ad," produced by AIDS-Free World, calling on Jamaicans to love and respect their LGBTI family members. So Jamaican lawyer and...

Love and Respect: Q&A on Jamaican TV ad court case

In 2012, Jamaican human rights activists and AIDS-Free World produced “Love and Respect,” a short, 30-second video advertisement calling for respect for the basic human rights of Jamaican LGBTI people.However, television stations in Jamaica refused to air...

An Injection of Reason: Critical Analysis of Bill C-2

Bill C-2 (An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act) undermines the rights of people who use drugs to access lifesaving and health-protecting services. Read more about supervised consumption services in Canada and internationally, and their...

Criminal Law & HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada

This is a series of three info sheets on the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada: The obligation to disclose HIV-positive status under Canadian criminal law The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada and internationally Criminalization, public...