Publications

In response to the increasing use of criminal law internationally, as well as to the great need to develop tools for lawyers representing people living with HIV, this resource kit provides both informative documentation to support lawyers in the preparation of their cases and selected publications that can ultimately be presented in court.

Доступность профилактики и лечения ВИЧ-инфекции для людей, употребляющих наркотики, и лиц, находящихся в местах лишения свободы, в Азербайджане, Казахстане, Кыргызстане, Таджикистане, Туркменистане и Узбекистане: Анализ законодательства и политики, Рекомендации для реформ В данном отчете представлен анализ национальных программ по ВИЧ и контролю наркотиков, законов гражданского и уголовного права и соответствующих правительственных постановлений и министерских приказов, … Read more

This report analyses national programmes on HIV and drug control, administrative and criminal laws, and relevant governmental decrees and ministerial orders which were in effect in 2007-2009 in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. This report presents recommendations to governments for legislative and policy reform aimed at strengthening the national response to the HIV … Read more

“The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action affirms the principles of universality and non-discrimination, and yet many people continue to be denied their rights solely because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. … The time is overdue for this Council to take up its responsibility to address these human rights violations.”

“We welcome the focus of the Special Rapporteur on Health on issues of decriminalisation, in relation to same-sex conduct, sex work and HIV transmission. We share his view that criminal laws in these areas are counterproductive and incompatible with the right to health.”