Publications

“The new national anti-drug strategy announced in the federal budget ignores the impressive body of scientific evidence on the value of investing in harm reduction and alternatives to criminal prosecution for non-violent drug offences. The new strategy funds law enforcement, prevention and treatment programs — three of the four so-called “pillars” common in many drug … Read more

“[W]e write to encourage you to continue showing Canada’s commitment to address the global HIV/AIDS crisis when you participate in the G8 development and cooperation Ministers meeting on March 27 and 28 in Berlin, Germany. “Prior to the International AIDS Conference in Toronto last summer, GTAG developed a four-point action plan recommending steps CIDA and … Read more

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