The HIV Legal Network is hosting its 10th Symposium on HIV, Law, and Human Rights! Join us March 22nd, 2022, for HIV Criminalization: Challenging Injustice in Canada and Around the World. This virtual event will bring together people living with HIV, policymakers, legal and health professionals, along with activists and allies for a discussion about HIV and human rights.
Together, we will explore the evolution of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada and trends in prosecutions, including disproportionate impacts on Black and Indigenous people; litigation related to condom use, HIV, and sexual assault law; and global movements and advocacy to limit HIV criminalization around the world.
This event will be free of charge for all attendees. The complete speaker list and agenda will be shared as soon as it is finalized. Watch this page for updates!
AGENDA
1:00 – 1:10 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
1:10 – 1:35 Keynote address: TBD
1:35 – 2:30 Where are we now?
Moderator & state of the law: Richard Elliott
2:30 – 2:40 Intermission
2:40 – 3:15 Minimizing Harm: Litigation
Moderator: Shakir Rahim, lawyer and Legal Network board member
3:15 – 3:50 HIV Justice Worldwide – global movements to limit HIV criminalization
Moderator: Edwin Bernard, HIV Justice Network
3:50– 4:00 Closing and thanks
Production of this event has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
You can read about our most recent symposia here and here.