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Canada’s Law on Compulsory Licensing for Export – Update: 3 December 2009
On the evening of December 2, 2009, in a victory for treatment activists, Canada’s House of Commons voted narrowly (143 in favour, 127 against) to move forward with a private member’s bill that would streamline “Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime” (CAMR), the law originally passed in 2004 to implement the WTO General Council Decision of … Read more
Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime: An open letter to Canada’s Parliamentarians from concerned Canadians
“We write to urge you to support legislation that will make it easier to send life-saving medicine to developing countries and, in the process, reaffirm Canada’s history of commitment to helping our fellow citizens of the world.”
Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Eighth Session (2010) re: Review of Armenia
This submission describes several key human rights priorities and provides recommendations for the Republic of Armenia to better respect, protect and fulfill human rights, consistent with its international legal obligations, in areas of particular relevance to effective response to HIV.
Respect, Protect and Fulfill: Legislating for Women’s Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS
This project draws together international human rights law and illustrative examples from various jurisdictions as the basis for a legal framework to respect, protect and promote women’s rights in the context of HIV/AIDS. It is intended as a tool to assist advocates and policy-makers as they approach the task of reforming or developing laws to … Read more
Respect, Protect and Fulfill: Legislating for Women’s Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS – Volume One. Module 1: Rape and Sexual Assault
This project consists of eight modules in two volumes: Volume One: Sexual and Domestic Violence Rape and Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Volume Two: Family and Property Issues Marriage Domestic Partnerships Property in Marriage Divorce Inheritance Implementation Provisions
Respect, Protect and Fulfill: Legislating for Women’s Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS – Volume One. Module 2: Domestic Violence
This project draws together international human rights law and illustrative examples from various jurisdictions as the basis for a legal framework to respect, protect and promote women’s rights in the context of HIV/AIDS. It is intended as a tool to assist advocates and policy-makers as they approach the task of reforming or developing laws to … Read more