Publications

“We, the undersigned civil society organizations, write to you regarding intellectual property provisions in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). We are concerned that intellectual property measures that may be included in an eventual agreement could undermine patients’ access to vital medicines, and contravene promises of a new trade model and ’21st century’ agreement.”

The campaign in Canada’s Parliament to fix Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) — so that more affordable live-saving medicines can get to developing countries — continues and is now at a critical juncture.

This submission draws the Committee’s attention to certain elements of Bill C-39 (An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts) which are relevant from the perspective of human rights and public health.

The Legal Network’s summary of the 13 October 2010 decision by the Manitoba Court of Appeal in R. v. Mabior, 2010 MBCA 93.

This discussion paper highlights why human rights should represent a key part of the next strategic plan of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, outlines some current Global Fund initiatives that support human rights, and identifies opportunities for strategically enhancing human rights and health outcomes. It suggests that a new strategic plan … Read more

“On World AIDS Day, we are writing to ask you to place people before politics and support an initiative that will make a tangible difference in the lives of people in developing countries.”

“We are writing you in advance of the second anniversary of the unanimous adoption by the General Assembly of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 10 December 2010 to urge you to sign and ratify or accede to this Protocol and fully implement it without delay.”

Подготовлены и доступны для ознакомления на русском языке краткие информационные статьи по вопросам прав человека и политики в области контроля над наркотиками. Статьи посвящены вопросам снижения вреда, в том числе в местах лишения свободы; уголовного законодательства и практики его применения; принудительного лечения наркозависимости; доступа к основным лекарственным средствам; уничтожения посевов. Снижение вреда Наркотики, уголовное законодательство … Read more

Increasingly, human rights monitors, mechanisms and NGOs have begun to focus on drug policies and their impact on human rights protections, but this rarely happens in a connected or thematic way. These briefing papers are intended to provide a basic overview of some of the core human rights issues related to drug control efforts and … Read more