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Will they deliver treatment access?: WTO rules and Canada’s law on generic medicine exports – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 11(2/3)

More than two years since Canada enacted the Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa, no generic medication produced under compulsory license has yet been exported from Canada. In this feature article, Richard Elliott describes attempts by two Canadian generic pharmaceutical companies to navigate the complicated and unwieldy processes established under the Act, and, noting the government’s … Read more

Network News 25 – December 2006

In this issue: AGM honours Jamaican hero, Stella, offers rights-centred workshops Missing the point: Ottawa cancels pilot prison tattooing program Legal Network calls for reforms to law on generic medicine exports Minster of Health reviewing Federal Initiative on HIV/AIDS Commons report on prostitution fails sex workers Nairobi consultation on women’s rights Legal Network testifies before … Read more

Proceedings: Global Networking for AIDS, Law and Human Rights

Global Networking for AIDS, Law and Human Rights was a one-day satellite held on 12 August 2006 in Toronto, Canada, in conjunction with the XVI International Conference on HIV/AIDS. Invitations to the satellite were extended to leaders from around the world in the area of AIDS, law and human rights. The purpose of the satellite … Read more

Letter to federal members of Parliament re: equal marriage

“[B]y reopening debate on this issue [the Civil Marriage Act] in the House of Commons and possibly backpedaling on the equal right of same-sex couples to marry, Canada is in danger of joining the ranks of countries that champion human rights only selectively to suit political circumstances. The consequences of such an outcome would be … Read more

Legislating for Health and Human Rights: Model Law on Drug Use and HIV/AIDS – Module 8: Heroin prescription programs

This model law resource is designed to inform and assist policy-makers and advocates as they approach the task of reforming or making laws to meet the legal challenges posed by the HIV epidemic among people who use drugs. Module 8 contains a prefatory note which discusses the rationale for providing heroin prescription programs as a … Read more

Legislating for Health and Human Rights: Model Law on Drug Use and HIV/AIDS – Module 7: Stigma and discrimination

This model law resource is designed to inform and assist policy-makers and advocates as they approach the task of reforming or making laws to meet the legal challenges posed by the HIV epidemic among people who use drugs. Module 7 contains a prefatory note which discusses the rationale for reforming laws protecting against discrimination and … Read more