Policy brief on HIV, hepatitis C, and STBBIs among Indigenous People

CAAN and the HIV Legal Network are committed to advocating for measures that address the historical disadvantages, intergenerational trauma, and discrimination experienced by Indigenous Peoples in Canada, in the pursuit of reconciliation, substantive equality, and holistic well-being. The proposed policy positions in the areas of drug policy, sex work, and prisons respond to the findings of the TRC and the MMIWG inquiry, are in line with international human rights law, and would have a demonstrated positive impact in reducing rates of HIV, HCV, and STBBIs among Indigenous people.