Publications

This submission draws attention to several key human rights priorities and provides recommendations for the Georgian government to better respect, protect and fulfill human rights, consistent with its international legal obligations, in areas of particular relevance to effective response to illicit drug use and HIV/AIDS.

How the property of couples is administered, owned and distributed at the end of a marriage has considerable relevance in the context of HIV/AIDS, especially in Malawi where women represent almost 60 percent of those over the age of 15 who are infected. Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Trust — Malawi (WLSA-Malawi) is … Read more

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.”