« 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.
« Nous vous écrivons au nom des organismes de la société civile soussignés, dont plusieurs participent activement au Réseau du groupe d’action sur les microbicides (MAG-Net) — une coalition de 30 organismes canadiens de lutte contre le VIH/sida et de santé sexuelle et génésique, d’ONG de développement international et de chercheurs intéressés par la promotion … Lire plus
« Plus que tout autre leader du G7, peut-être, vous connaissez l’importance de l’annulation de la dette pour les pays les plus démunis, ainsi que l’échec des stratégies utilisées dans le passé pour apporter une solution au problème de l’endettement. Malgré des gains importants assurés par les stratégies actuelles d’allégement de la dette, les pays … Lire plus