Publication Type: Journal Articles

Harm-reduction activism: a case study of an unsanctioned user-run safe injection site – HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 9(2), August 2004

Due to the ongoing health crisis among injection drug users in Vancouver, Canada, there have been repeated calls for the establishment of safe injection sites (SISs) since the early 1990s. In April 2003, in response to a large-scale police crackdown and government inaction, a group of activists opened an unsanctioned SIS in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside … Read more

Human rights and HIV/AIDS in the context of 3 by 5: time for new directions? – HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 9(2), August 2004

Over the last decade, the success of the human rights–based approach to HIV/AIDS has been spotty, says Mark Heywood. In this feature article, the author describes the challenges that remain in implementing a human rights approach. He presents an analysis of questions raised by De Cock et al concerning the applicability of the human rights … Read more

HIV treatments, vaccines, and microbicides: toward coordinated advocacy – HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 9(1), April 2004

In November 2003, the Legal Network convened a meeting in Montréal of global experts working in the fields of treatments, vaccines, and microbicides.The meeting was historic in that it was the first occasion on which advocates from the three fields had the opportunity to meet and exchange views on policy priorities. In this article, John … Read more

TRIPS from Doha to Cancún . . . to Ottawa: global developments in access to treatment and Canada’s Bill C-56 — HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 8(3)

In November 2003, Canada introduced legislation to amend the Patent Act so that manufacturers could obtain licences to make generic versions of patented pharmaceutical products for export to countries lacking sufficient capacity to produce their own. This article provides an overview of recent global developments leading up to Canada’s initiative, as well as an analysis … Read more

Human Rights in Vancouver: Do Injection Drug Users Have a Friend in City Hall? – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 8(2)

In April 2003, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) initiated a crackdown in the city’s Downtown Eastside, an area frequented by drug users and the site of one of the developed world’s worst AIDS epidemics. Human Rights Watch (HRW) visited the city and issued a report documenting first-hand accounts of unnecessary use of force by police … Read more

The UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: A Review of Legislation in Six Southern African Countries – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 8(1)

This article reviews legislation of six Southern African countries to determine what progress has been made after the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, particularly with regard to paragraph 58 on human rights and paragraph 69 on rights in the workplace. Related Publications HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 8(1) April 2003

The UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: One Year Later – HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 8(1)

The article reviews the process leading up to the Declaration and describes the limitations of the Declaration’s explicit and implicit recognition of human rights. It summarizes information provided by countries one year later to the Secretary-General and to UNAIDS on their progress in meeting the goals and targets of the Declaration, particularly with regard to … Read more