People who are particularly vulnerable to HIV are in many countries the first to be targeted by counterterrorism and security measures, says Executive Director Joanne Csete in this commentary published in The Lancet on March 3, 2007.
Это краткое содержание oтчета «Глух к голосу разума: Межуданродный комитет по контролю над наркотиками и ВИЧ/СПИД». Отчет рассматривает, каким образом Международный комитет по контролю над наркотиками (МККН), который обеспечен финансовой и административной поддержкой ООН, блокируeт эффективные методы предотвращения эпидемии ВИЧ среди потребителей инъекционных наркотиков. В фокусе отчета находятся ошибки в изложении фактов и упущения в … Lire plus
Nearly one in three HIV infections outside Africa is among people who inject drugs. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) could and should be playing a key role in stopping this injection-driven HIV epidemic — but it’s not. Instead, the Board — a 13-person, ostensibly independent body that does not speak for the United Nations … Lire plus
After filing a submission to the European Court of Human Rights regarding this prisoner’s case against the British government, the Legal Network and the Irish Penal Reform Trust were invited to prepare a supplementary submission in reply to the U.K. government\’s observations. To read the original submission, see \ »Related Publications\ » below.
« As representatives of ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations who have attended the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), we write to express our concern and discontent with the recent recommendation by the Extended Bureau, relayed by CND secretary Andres Finguerut, that the Committee of the Whole should be a « private » meeting excluding NGOs. This recommendation violates the spirit … Lire plus
« Au nom de notre bassin de plus de 200 membres, comprenant des organismes aux premières lignes de la lutte contre le VIH/sida, et des personnes vivant avec le VIH/sida, je vous félicite de vos récentes déclarations à l’appui des lieux supervisés pour l’injection… J’espère que vous et les membres de votre caucus continuerez d’affirmer … Lire plus
In 2005, courts in the United Kingdom dismissed a prisoner’s case against the British government. The prisoner was seeking a court order to force the government to implement sterile syringe programs in prisons as a measure to reduce the risk of infection with blood-borne diseases such as HIV through the sharing of drug injection equipment. … Lire plus