Publication Type : Advocacy
NGO letter to Prime Minister of Thailand re: forced drug dependence ‘treatment’
« We write to express our grave concern at reports of the Thai government’s plans to round up and ‘treat’ 30,000 people who use drugs from 20-27 February…. We ask that the Government urgently clarify this strategy…. In particular: what is legal basis for any such detention en masse? What assessment of drug dependence will be … Lire plus
Letter to Trade Ministers re: Safeguarding Access to Medicines in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
« We, the undersigned civil society organizations, write to you regarding intellectual property provisions in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). We are concerned that intellectual property measures that may be included in an eventual agreement could undermine patients’ access to vital medicines, and contravene promises of a new trade model and ’21st century’ agreement. »
Rectifier le Régime canadien d’accès aux médicaments : point critique de la campagne pour des traitements salvateurs — Mise à jour : janvier 2011
La campagne au Parlement du Canada pour rectifier le Régime canadien d’accès aux médicaments (RCAM) – afin que des médicaments salvateurs plus abordables soient accessibles aux pays en développement – se poursuit et en est à un point critique.
Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security regarding its study of Bill C-39
This submission draws the Committee’s attention to certain elements of Bill C-39 (An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts) which are relevant from the perspective of human rights and public health.
Journée mondiale du sida de 2010 : Lettre ouverte aux membres de la Chambre des communes
« À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale du sida, nous vous adressons la présente pour vous demander de faire passer les personnes avant la politique, en appuyant une initiative qui fera une différence concrète dans la vie de personnes dans le monde en développement. »
Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper re: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
« We are writing you in advance of the second anniversary of the unanimous adoption by the General Assembly of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 10 December 2010 to urge you to sign and ratify or accede to this Protocol and fully implement it without delay. »