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Joint Statement to UN Human Rights Council, 10th Session re: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (Item 8)

“The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action affirms the principles of universality and non-discrimination, and yet many people continue to be denied their rights solely because of their sexual orientation and gender identity…. We therefore welcome the joint statement on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered at the General Assembly last December by … Read more

Drug Use and HIV/AIDS in Thailand

 A series of six info sheets on legal and ethical issues related to drug use and HIV/AIDS in Thailand. HIV and HCV in Thailand: implications for national drug policy (in Thai) Harm reduction: lessons from the region (in Thai) Sterile syringe programs (in Thai) Opioid substitution treatment (in Thai) Outreach and information programs (in Thai) Harm reduction in prison and detention … Read more

Compulsory Drug Treatment in Thailand: Observations on the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act B.E. 2545 (2002)

This paper has two main objectives. The first objective is to provide a general overview of Thailand’s Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act, B.E. 2545 (2002) (“the Act”) and the system of diversion into compulsory drug treatment that the Act has established. The second objective of this paper is to offer some preliminary observations on the implementation … Read more

Delivering on the pledge, treating the most vulnerable: Ensuring affordable AIDS drugs for children in the developing world by streamlining Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

Almost five years ago, Canada responded to the urgent need for medicines in many developing countries by creating “Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime”, with the goal of getting more affordable, generic medicines to patients in the developing world. Unfortunately, that laudable initiative was, and is, seriously flawed. But now there is a chance to fix … Read more

Effects of UN and Russian Influence on Drug Policy in Central Asia

Article in At What Cost?: HIV and Human Rights Consequences of the Global “War On Drugs” (Open Society Institute, March 2009) In this essay we analyze the role of the predominantly prohibitionist approach embodied in the UN drug control conventions and the 1998 Political Declaration in shaping Russian drug legislation and policy, and its influence … Read more