Publications

People who are particularly vulnerable to HIV are in many countries the first to be targeted by counterterrorism and security measures, says Executive Director Joanne Csete in this commentary published in The Lancet on March 3, 2007.

Это краткое содержание oтчета «Глух к голосу разума: Межуданродный комитет по контролю над наркотиками и ВИЧ/СПИД». Отчет рассматривает, каким образом Международный комитет по контролю над наркотиками (МККН), который обеспечен финансовой и административной поддержкой ООН, блокируeт эффективные методы предотвращения эпидемии ВИЧ среди потребителей инъекционных наркотиков. В фокусе отчета находятся ошибки в изложении фактов и упущения в … Read more

Настоящая публикация включает краткое описание выбранных судебных дел в трех тематических областях, где отмечено значительное количество судебных процессов, направленных на защиту и обеспечение прав человека в отношении людей, живущих с ВИЧ, а именно: дискриминация в связи с ВИЧ; доступ к лечению в связи с ВИЧ; и профилактика и уход в связи с ВИЧ в тюрьмах. … Read more

En este volumen, por tanto, se resumen sólo a modo de aportación inicial los casos seleccionados de tres áreas temáticas a las que pertenece un gran número de procesos contenciosos que fueron emprendidos con el fin de proteger y fomentar los derechos humanos de las personas que viven con el VIH, a saber: la discriminación … Read more

Nearly one in three HIV infections outside Africa is among people who inject drugs. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) could and should be playing a key role in stopping this injection-driven HIV epidemic — but it’s not. Instead, the Board — a 13-person, ostensibly independent body that does not speak for the United Nations … Read more

Article in “The Power of Pills — Social, Ethical & Legal Issues in Drug Development, Marketing and Pricing” (Pluto Books, 2006) In May 2004, Canada became the first country to enact detailed legislation to allow compulsory licensing of patented pharmaceuticals so that lower-cost, generic versions could be exported to eligible developing countries lacking the industrial … Read more

After filing a submission to the European Court of Human Rights regarding this prisoner’s case against the British government, the Legal Network and the Irish Penal Reform Trust were invited to prepare a supplementary submission in reply to the U.K. government’s observations. To read the original submission, see “Related Publications” below.

“As representatives of ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations who have attended the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), we write to express our concern and discontent with the recent recommendation by the Extended Bureau, relayed by CND secretary Andres Finguerut, that the Committee of the Whole should be a “private” meeting excluding NGOs. This recommendation violates the spirit … Read more

This briefing paper critiques the report of the House of Commons Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws in detail. It also summarizes the Legal Network’s analysis of the criminal law’s impact on sex workers and calls on federal politicians to show real leadership by standing up for the human rights of sex workers in Canada.

“At the Gleneagles Summit in July 2005, G8 leaders promised to develop and implement a package for HIV prevention, treatment and care, with the aim of as close as possible to universal access to treatment for all those who need it by 2010. Canada was among the countries that reaffirmed a commitment to this target … Read more