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. … Read more
About three-quarters of the resources of Canada’s Drug Strategy are directed towards enforcement-related efforts, despite a lack of scientific evidence to support this approach and little, if any, evaluation of the impacts of this investment. In this feature article, the authors report on a study that examined expenditures and activities related to the Drug Strategy … Read more
FEATURES Canada’s 2003 renewed drug strategy — an evidence-based review Will they deliver treatment access?: WTO rules and Canada’s law on generic medicine exports The CDC’s routine HIV testing recommendation: legally, not so routine CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Supervised injection facility granted time-limited extension Federal prison guards call for power to test prisoners for HIV Sex workers: … Read more
In this feature article, Kora DeBeck, Evan Wood, Julio Montaner and Thomas Kerr report on a study that examined expenditures and activities related to the Drug Strategy as renewed in 2003. The article reviews the effectiveness of the Strategy in light of current scientific evidence pertaining to the reduction of drug-related harm. The authors find … Read more
12 августа 2006 г в Торонто, Канада, прошла однодневная сателлитная встреча по Организации глобальной сети для объединения усилий в работе по проблемам СПИДа, права и прав человека. Эта встреча была организована в связи с XVI Международной конференцией по ВИЧ/СПИДу. На встречу были приглашены ведущие специалисты, работающие в области СПИДа, права и защиты прав человека. Цель … Read more
El Satélite Trabajo Global en Red por el SIDA, la Ley y los Derechos Humanos se llevó a cabo el 12 de agosto del 2006 en Toronto, Canadá, en conjunción con la XVI Conferencia Internacional sobre SIDA. Las invitaciones para esta reunión de un día fueron extendidas a líderes alrededor del mundo que trabajan en … Read more
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
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
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
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 6 contains a prefatory note which discusses the rationale for reforming laws to enable outreach programs … Read more