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 … Lire plus
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 … Lire plus
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 … Lire plus
Reason and rights in global drug control policy – Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 172 (5), March 2005
Among a number of compelling reasons for the international community to reconsider the « war on drugs, » the HIV/AIDS epidemic is the most urgent. The prevailing emphasis on law enforcement in drug policy has failed to produce its purported benefits, yet many countries insist on enforcing prohibition and resist the implementation of evidence-based measures to reduce … Lire plus
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 … Lire plus
Nouvelles du Réseau 19 – mars 2005
Dans ce numéro : Plan d’action contre le stigmate et la discrimination liés au VIH/sida Qu’est-ce que le « plaidoyer MTV » et comment l’appuyer? Appui au tatouage sécuritaire en prison Échange de seringues en prison : nouvelles du plaidoyer Nouveau projet de législation modèle sur le VIH/sida À l’interne À venir Nouvelles ressources Commentaires … Lire plus