Publication Language: English
Letter to Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam re: Patent (Amendment) Bill 2005
“We write to you to express our deepest concern that recent amendments to India’s patent legislation will lead to unnecessary suffering and death for millions of people in your country and in many others, particularly in the developing world. We urge you to send the Patent (Amendment) Bill 2005 back to Parliament for reconsideration, so … Read more
Speaking Notes – Testimony to the House of Commons Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws
“This year we will be producing a full length report, provisionally titled: Prostitution under the Canadian Criminal Code: Principles for Law Reform in the Context of HIV/AIDS. We will make the report available to the Subcommittee. Today I will provide a very short summary of selected sections of that report . . . .”
Needle Exchange Programs and the HIV Outbreak among Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, Canada: Addressing Some Common Misperceptions
The use of needle exchange programs (NEPs) has been associated with reductions in HIV infection in a number of settings. However, questions regarding NEP efficacy have persisted, and have been partially fuelled by misinterpretations of an early evaluation of NEP use and HIV prevalence in Vancouver, Canada. In this study, a higher HIV prevalence was … Read more
Letter to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs re: Syringe Exchange
In a year when the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is chair of the governing body of the UN’s Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), we write to express concern about U.S. efforts to force a UNODC retreat from support of syringe exchange and other measures proven to contain the spread of HIV … Read more
Network News 19 – March 2005
In this issue: Action Plan Targets HIV/AIDS-related Stigma and Discrimination What is “MTV” and How Can You Support this Growing Movement? Support for Safer Tattooing in Prisons Needle Exchange in Prisons: Advocacy Update New Project to Offer Model HIV/AIDS Legislation Coming Soon New Resources Inside the Network 5 Feedback
Statement to the UN Commission on Human Rights re: Specific Groups and Individuals: Other Vulnerable Groups and Individuals (Items 14(d) and 17)
This statement first examines the connection between non-discrimination and effective responses to HIV/AIDS, and then sets out existing language by UN Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures which confirms that the right of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people to be protected from discrimination is already established in international human rights law.
Letter to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) re: Syringe Exchange
“We are writing to seek your assurance that the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will remain faithful to its obligation to promote all effective measures to reduce HIV vulnerability among drug users. The enclosed letter, signed by 334 organizations and individuals in 56 countries, attests to the gravity of international concern surrounding an … Read more