На заседании Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН по ВИЧ/СПИДу в 2006 году лидеры стран мира еще раз подтвердили, что «полная реализация всех прав человека и основных свобод для всех является важнейшим компонентом глобальных ответных мер по борьбе с пандемией СПИДа». Однако даже сейчас, через 25 лет после начала эпидемии СПИДа, этот «важнейший компонент» остается незаполненным пробелом в … Read more
En la Reunión de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre VIH/SIDA, celebrada en el 2006, los líderes mundiales reafirmaron que “la plena realización de todos los derechos humanos y libertades fundamentales para todos es un elemento fundamental de la respuesta mundial a la pandemia del VIH/SIDA”. Sin embargo, luego de 25 años de la … Read more
This booklet looks at existing provincial legislation in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba allowing forced testing for blood-borne diseases such as HIV. We conclude with a commentary on why forced testing is unjustified and unnecessary, and what measures are really needed to deal with workplace exposure to HIV.
At the United Nations’ 2006 High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, world leaders reaffirmed that “the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.” Yet, 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, this “essential element” remains the missing piece in the fight … Read more
FEATURES Male circumcision and HIV prevention: a human rights and public health challenge Commentary: Engendering bold leadership against HIV/AIDS CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Subcommittee fails to recommend legal reforms needed to promote human rights of sex workers Conservative government ends funding for research on Insite Draft evaluation suggests pilot safer tattooing program had potential to reduce disease … Read more
The goal of widely available and utilized HIV testing services can be pursued in many ways. At the federal level and in some provinces, governments in Canada state their commitment to human rights-based responses to HIV/AIDS. This not only means ensuring access to HIV testing as part of protecting and promoting the right to health, … Read more
This is a series of 12 info sheets on HIV testing in Canada. Evolution of HIV testing policy and technology in Canada Shifting HIV testing policies Consent to HIV testing Counselling Anonymous HIV testing Confidentiality Access to HIV testing HIV testing and pregnancy Rapid HIV testing Home HIV testing Mandatory and compulsory testing for HIV … 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, Ann Hilton Fisher, Catherine Hanssens and David I. Schulman (from the ABA) analyze the new guidelines on HIV testing from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and find them wanting. The authors argue that the CDC’s recommendation to do away with specific written informed consent for HIV tests … 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