Publication Topic : 2SLGBTQ+ Rights
Joint Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council, 20th Session re: the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
“[We] draw your attention to recent laws that threaten the right to freedom of expression of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and others. … What can be done to ensure that national laws that limit the right to freedom of expression do so in a manner consistent with the boundaries of permissible limitations? … Read more
HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 16 – May 2012
FEATURES – TREATMENT AS PREVENTION: ASSESSING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS Human rights in an era of treatment as prevention The ethical implications of “treatment as prevention” in the United States British Columbia’s “seek and treat” strategy: a cautionary tale on privacy rights and informed consent for HIV testing CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Federal government’s omnibus … Read more
HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(3) October 2011
FEATURE Bedford v. Canada: a paradigmatic case toward ensuring the human and health rights of sex workers A tale of two cases: urging caution in the prosecution of HIV non-disclosure CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Senate stalling derails bill to fix Canada’s law on affordable generic medicines for developing countries Ontario: study documents access and quality of care … Read more
Joint NGO statement to UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, 7th Session re: traditional values
HRC Resolution 16/3, “Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind” stresses that “traditions shall not be invoked to justify harmful practices violating universal human rights norms and standards.” In order to gain such an understanding, the Advisory Committee must discuss both the negative and positive ways in … Read more
HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(2) April 2011
FEATURE Legislative and policy analysis of HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who use drugs and incarcerated people in Central Asia and Azerbaijan CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Supervised injection sites in Quebec: one step closer to reality Correctional Investigator highlights pending adverse impacts of the government’s “tough on crime” agenda In brief Ottawa police changes policy … Read more
Joint NGO Statement to UN Human Rights Council,16th Session re: sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights
“…[We] speak to issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights, on behalf of 119 NGOs (21 ECOSOC-accredited) from over 60 countries (see attached list), and more than 300+ participants from 23 countries who endorsed the Joint Statement during the Asia Pacific Outgames Conference last week.”
Human Rights and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The objective of this paper is to examine the human rights content and impact of the Global Fund’s work in three areas — grant-making processes, grants, and advocacy, especially to see how this unique institution manages the balancing act to which its principles lead. Without pretending to have conducted an exhaustive investigation, we examine some … Read more