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A human rights analysis of the N’Djamena model legislation on AIDS and HIV-specific legislation in Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone and Togo
This paper analyses the recent HIV-specific legislation of seven Central and West African countries from the perspective of human rights. These seven laws (the “laws under consideration”) are: the “Law on prevention, care and control of HIV/AIDS” (No. 2005-31 of 5 April 2006) in Benin; the “Law on prevention, care and control of HIV/AIDS” (No. … Read more
Dangerously Out of Step: The International Narcotics Control Board and HIV/AIDS – Global AIDSLink
This article, published in Global AIDSLink #105, September–October 2007, is based on the report, Closed to Reason: The International Narcotics Control Board and HIV/AIDS.
A Human Rights-based Commentary on UNAIDS Guidance Note: HIV and Sex Work (April 2007)
The April 2007 UNAIDS Guidance Note: HIV and Sex Work (“the Guidance Note”) is inconsistent with previous UN statements on the central importance of respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of sex workers in programs and policies related to sex work and HIV. The Guidance Note fails to consider seriously the precarious human rights situation … Read more
Civil Society Perspectives on Canada’s Global Engagement on HIV and AIDS
The Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD), the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR) led a consultative process to gather civil society perspectives on Canada’s global engagement on HIV and AIDS. This document is based on the findings from two sets of key informant interviews, a … Read more