Lewis’s son Avi Lewis was elected leader of progressive New Democratic party a day before his father’s deathStephen Lewis, the Canadian diplomat, politician and human rights advocate, who spent decades tirelessly working to focus global attention on the HIV/Aids epidemic, has died of cancer.Lewis, who served as the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, as well as the head of Ontario’s New Democratic party (NDP), was 88. Continue reading...
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Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and social activist, dies aged 88
The Guardian World
April 01, 2026
01:31 GMT
Lewis’s son Avi Lewis was elected leader of progressive New Democratic party a day before his father’s death Stephen Lewis, the Canadian diplomat, politician and human rights advocate, who spent decades tirelessly working to focus global attention on the HIV/Aids epidemic, has died of cancer. Lewis, who served as the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, as well as the head of Ontario’s New Democratic party (NDP), was 88. Continue reading...
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Lewis’s son Avi Lewis was elected leader of progressive New Democratic party a day before his father’s death
Stephen Lewis, the Canadian diplomat, politician and human rights advocate, who spent decades tirelessly working to focus global attention on the HIV/Aids epidemic, has died of cancer.
Lewis, who served as the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, as well as the head of Ontario’s New Democratic party (NDP), was 88.
Continue reading...
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