Human Rights are for all humans, but we usually do not enjoy these fundamental freedoms, because we are not perceived as having rights or humanity. « On a daily basis, we face abuse ranging from being cursed and sworn at; to being made to feel that we are less human than others; rejected by our families, … Lire plus
« One night, not long ago, a mother was beating her daughter. She was placed in a sack, hung from the ceiling, and beaten by a broom again and again. The daughter was made to kneel on painful rocks or dry mung beans, arms stretched out, both hands holding glasses of water, and told to hold … Lire plus
« The fight against the criminalization of gay men and lesbians through so called “sodomy laws” stood at the beginning of the more than 100 years old movement of LGBT people for emancipation and equality before the law. Indeed it still is our most basic demand today . . . . »
« We write to you to express our deepest concern that recent amendments to India’s patent legislation will lead to unnecessary suffering and death for millions of people in your country and in many others, particularly in the developing world. We urge you to send the Patent (Amendment) Bill 2005 back to Parliament for reconsideration, so … Lire plus
\ »This year we will be producing a full length report, provisionally titled: Prostitution under the Canadian Criminal Code: Principles for Law Reform in the Context of HIV/AIDS. We will make the report available to the Subcommittee. Today I will provide a very short summary of selected sections of that report . . . .\ »
« We are writing to seek your assurance that the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will remain faithful to its obligation to promote all effective measures to reduce HIV vulnerability among drug users. The enclosed letter, signed by 334 organizations and individuals in 56 countries, attests to the gravity of international concern surrounding an … Lire plus
Among a number of compelling reasons for the international community to reconsider the « war on drugs, » the HIV/AIDS epidemic is the most urgent. The prevailing emphasis on law enforcement in drug policy has failed to produce its purported benefits, yet many countries insist on enforcing prohibition and resist the implementation of evidence-based measures to reduce … Lire plus
In a year when the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is chair of the governing body of the UN’s Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), we write to express concern about U.S. efforts to force a UNODC retreat from support of syringe exchange and other measures proven to contain the spread of HIV … Lire plus
This statement first examines the connection between non-discrimination and effective responses to HIV/AIDS, and then sets out existing language by UN Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures which confirms that the right of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people to be protected from discrimination is already established in international human rights law.