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1st Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights:
“From Evidence and Principle to Policy and Practice”
and 2009 Annual General Meeting
 

June 12, 2009 — Public Lecture  
Osgoode Hall, Convocation Hall (East entrance)
130 Queen St. West, Toronto

June 13, 2009 — Symposium
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto

June 14, 2009 — Annual General Meeting
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto

Public Lecture by Justice Edwin Cameron
 

Friday, June 12, 2009
Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen St. W.

  • 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    2009 Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
    Presented by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch

    “The Criminalization of HIV Transmission and Exposure”
    Public Lecture by Justice Edwin Cameron of the Constitutional Court of South Africa



    Official text of Justice Cameron's lecture (PDF)

  • 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Cocktail Reception

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Law Society of Upper Canada1st Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights:
“From Evidence and Principle to Policy and Practice”
 

Saturday, June 13, 2009
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto

What’s the one thing Canada’s politicians could do right away
to save thousands of lives across the world?

Should HIV-positive people go to jail if they don’t tell their potential sexual partners about their status?

Shouldn’t people in prison still enjoy the same level of healthcare as the rest of society?

The Legal Network invites policy-makers, legal professionals, health researchers, activists, and people living with or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS to discuss these questions and others at this Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights — a combination of panel discussions and training workshops on advancing Canadian law and policy, based on scientific evidence and human rights principles.

Speakers

  • Prof. Barry Adam, Department of Sociology, University of Windsor, and Director of HIV Prevention Research, Ontario HIV Treatment Network
  • Justice Edwin Cameron, Constitutional Court of South Africa
  • Sandra Chu, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
  • Dr. Jillian Clare Kohler, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
  • Bruce Clark, Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs, Apotex, Inc.
  • John Conroy, Q.C., Barrister & Solicitor and counsel to the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
  • Christian Desrosiers, Barrister & Solicitor, Desrosiers Joncas Massicotte
  • Marlys Edwardh, Barrister & Solicitor
  • Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
  • Terry Howard, Prison Outreach Program Coordinator, British Columbia Persons with AIDS Society
  • Ralf Jürgens, international HIV/AIDS, health, policy and human rights consultant
  • James Motherall, prisoners’ rights advocate
  • Senator Pierre Nolin, Canadian politician and formerly practising lawyer
  • Angel Parks, Positive Youth Outreach Coordinator, AIDS Committee of Toronto
  • Greg Simmons, Canadian Treatment Action Council prisoner/ex-prisoner representative
  • Lori Stoltz, Barrister and Solicitor, Adair Morse LLP
  • Carol Strike, Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
  • Amanda Sussman, policy advisor and human rights expert

Symposium registration and travel subsidy

  • The registration and travel subsidy application period ended on March 31, 2009

Translation and interpretation

Simultaneous French/English interpretation will be provided for all plenaries and panels, and for most workshops.  All symposium materials will be available in both English and French.

Accessibility

The venue is fully wheelchair-accessible.

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2009 Annual General Meeting
 

Sunday, June 14, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto

Documents

Translation and interpretation

Simultaneous French/English translation will be provided for the full AGM.

Accessibility

The venue is fully wheelchair-accessible.

AGM and Symposium registration and travel subsidy

  • The Travel subsidy application period ended on March 31, 2009

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Symposium sponsors:

VIA Rail Canada      The Ontario Trillium Foundation       Adair Morse, LLP 

Canadian Institutes of Health Research      The Law Foundation of Ontario         Ontario HIV/AIDS Treatment Network                          
                                                                        
Government of Canada

News Releases

June 12, 2009 —
Time for Canada to “Grow Up” About Drugs
News Release

June 9, 2009 —
Focus on Criminalization
News Release

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