Publication Language: French
Statement on the occasion of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
“In a matter of days, government delegates will be gathering in Hong Kong for the latest landmark event in the ongoing process of economic globalization — the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). We, members of civil society from developed and developing countries, concerned about the impact of this process on the … Read more
Vectors, Vessels and Victims: HIV/AIDS and Women’s Human Rights in Canada
This paper makes the case that while women in Canada may not suffer the extremes of subordination faced by many of their counterparts in other parts of the world, inequality and violations of women’s human rights still contribute to their vulnerability and to the challenges they face in seeking treatment for HIV/AIDS. As in other … Read more
Legal Network report calls for decriminalization of prostitution in Canada – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 10(3)
In December 2005, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network released Sex, work, rights: reforming Canadian criminal laws on prostitution. The report examines the ways in which the prostitution-related provisions of the Criminal Code, and their enforcement, have criminalized many aspects of sex workers’ lives and have promoted their social marginalization. The Legal Network calls for the … Read more
Nothing About Us Without Us – Greater, Meaningful Involvement of People Who Use Illegal Drugs: A public health, ethical, and human rights imperative
This booklet summarizes the main issues addressed in the Legal Network’s paper on greater involvement of people who use illegal drugs. In particular, it explains why people who use illegal drugs must be meaningfully involved in Canada’s response to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C (HCV), and injection drug use, and the benefits of greater involvement. The booklet … Read more
Nothing About Us Without Us – Greater, Meaningful Involvement of People Who Use Illegal Drugs: A Public Health, Ethical, and Human Rights Imperative (Canadian edition)
This report examines — from an international perspective — why it is important to increase meaningful involvement of people who use illegal drugs in the response to HIV and hepatitis C (HCV), and how this can be done.
Network News 21 – December 2005
In this issue: 2005 Annual General Meeting features awards and lively debate Legal Network discusses model legislation project in Vilnius Network staff share ideas and mentoring at Skills Symposium The Legal Network in the news Report focuses on greater involvement of people who use drugs Blueprint for Action on Women and HIV/AIDS: Towards 2006 Inside … Read more