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Oral Intervention to the UN Commission on Human Rights re: Protection and promotion of human rights (Agenda Item 17)
« Chairperson, distinguished delegates: the era of silence is over. In ever-increasing numbers, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people, our friends, supporters and allies are raising our voices, and we seek no more than the recognition of our inherent right to be treated with the equal dignity and respect to which all members of the human family … Lire plus
Statement to the Commission on Human Rights re: Vulnerable Groups (Item 14)
« The International Service for Human Rights, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the Human Rights Council of Australia acknowledge at the outset the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members of government and other delegations throughout this room. We know that many of you are unable to express your sexual orientation or gender identity for fear … Lire plus
Qu’est-ce que le « plaidoyer MTV »?
Ce document présente un aperçu du « plaidoyer MTV » et une introduction à ces éléments : Les problématiques et le Plan d’action : Quelles préoccupations sont communes aux militants pour les microbicides, les traitements et les vaccins? Comment faire pour que notre plaidoyer soit mutuellement bénéfique? Quelle est la pertinence des droits humains pour … Lire plus
Statement to the UN Commission on Human Rights re: Specific Groups and Individuals
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is a signatory to this statement.
Oral Intervention to the UN Commission on Human Rights re: Other vulnerable groups and individuals (Agenda Item 14(d))
Human Rights are for all humans, but we usually do not enjoy these fundamental freedoms, because we are not perceived as having rights or humanity. « On a daily basis, we face abuse ranging from being cursed and sworn at; to being made to feel that we are less human than others; rejected by our families, … Lire plus
Oral Intervention to the UN Commission on Human Rights re: Violence Against Women (Agenda Item 12)
« One night, not long ago, a mother was beating her daughter. She was placed in a sack, hung from the ceiling, and beaten by a broom again and again. The daughter was made to kneel on painful rocks or dry mung beans, arms stretched out, both hands holding glasses of water, and told to hold … Lire plus
Oral Intervention to the UN Commission on Human Rights re: Civil and Political Rights (Agenda Item 11)
« The fight against the criminalization of gay men and lesbians through so called “sodomy laws” stood at the beginning of the more than 100 years old movement of LGBT people for emancipation and equality before the law. Indeed it still is our most basic demand today . . . . »
VIH/sida et droits humains : ce n’est qu’un début — Revue VIH/sida, droit et politiques 10(1)
Dans cet article, Joanne Csete soutient que, bien que l’on appuie en théorie l’efficacité des approches au VIH/sida fondées sur les droits, nos pratiques laissent grandement à désirer. L’auteure décrit le cadre de droits humains qui serait le fondement d’une réponse plus efficace au VIH/sida, puis elle souligne l’urgence de transformer nos paroles en actions … Lire plus