The Secretary-General has received the following statement, which is being circulated in accordance with paragraphs 36 and 37 of Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.
The Legal Network supports measures to prevent the spread of HIV, including for workers such as police officers, firefighters, ambulance attendants, paramedics and those providing emergency assistance (collectively referred to as emergency responders in this submission) and health care workers. The Legal Network also supports access to quality HIV testing and counselling, and access to … Lire plus
« On this day, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, the undersigned, supporters and representatives of sex workers and organizations and individuals advocating for human rights, strongly condemn police actions in relation to the recent mass arrest of alleged sex workers in Skopje, Macedonia. »
Despite connections between drug control, human rights and HIV, the United Nations drug control and human rights regimes have developed in what the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health has described as ‘parallel universes’. The drug control entities rarely discuss human rights and the human rights bodies and mechanisms, in turn, have … Lire plus
« En tant qu’organismes de développement international, d’aide humanitaire et de lutte au VIH/sida, syndicats, regroupements confessionnels et de droits humains, réunis sous l’égide du Groupe pour l’accès mondial aux traitements (GAMT), nous souhaitons vous inciter par la présente à démontrer l’engagement du Canada à la réponse mondiale au VIH/sida en annonçant un financement renouvelé … Lire plus
Le présent mémoire décrit cinq grandes priorités nationales en matière de droits humains et il propose des recommandations afin que le Gouvernement du Canada rehausse son degré de respect, de protection et de réalisation des droits humains, au Canada, et hors de ses frontières en vertu de ses devoirs d’assistance et de coopération internationale.
Publications Connexes Nothing About Us Without Us — A manifesto by people whouse illegal drugs (version anglais)
Le Gouvernement du Rwanda choisit le fabricant torontois de médicaments génériques Apotex, pour l’achat d’un médicament anti-sida générique en combinaison à dose fixe. Le dernier obstacle majeur au premier recours au « Régime canadien d’accès aux médicaments » est donc surmonté; et il s’agit de la première application, à l’échelle mondiale, de la Décision du … Lire plus
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (“Legal Network”) understands that the government of Manitoba has received proposals encouraging it to enact legislation authorizing the forced testing of people for HIV and other diseases in situations of possible occupational exposure. The Legal Network wishes to take this opportunity to comment on this subject. It is our understanding … Lire plus
This manifesto was made by people who use drugs. Participants in the project expressed their hope that people who use drugs around the world will either adopt this manifesto, or use it as the basis for creating their own manifesto. Publications Connexes «Ничего для нас без нас» — Манифест людей, имеющих опыт употребления наркотиков (Version russe) … Lire plus