Publications

Over the last decade, the success of the human rights–based approach to HIV/AIDS has been spotty, says Mark Heywood. In this feature article, the author describes the challenges that remain in implementing a human rights approach. He presents an analysis of questions raised by De Cock et al concerning the applicability of the human rights … Read more

FEATURES Human rights and HIV/AIDS in the context of 3 by 5: time for new directions? Harm-reduction activism: a case study of an unsanctioned user-run safe injection site CANADIAN NEWS Canada announces new funding for domestic and global fight against AIDS Reports call for end to harms caused by Criminal Code prohibitions surrounding prostitution Nova … Read more

Due to the ongoing health crisis among injection drug users in Vancouver, Canada, there have been repeated calls for the establishment of safe injection sites (SISs) since the early 1990s. In April 2003, in response to a large-scale police crackdown and government inaction, a group of activists opened an unsanctioned SIS in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside … Read more

“On 26 January 2004, the city council of Montréal adopted a policy outlining the medical standards for hiring of the Service de police de la ville de Montréal (SPVM); a copy of this policy is attached as Appendix A ( les “normes d’embauche”). These standards echo in large part those of the École Nationale de … Read more

In this issue: Network plays key role in building a comprehensive, global response to HIV/AIDS as treatment, microbicide and vaccine advocates join forces Network Fights Discriminatory hiring practices at the Montreal Police Service Global Health is a Human Right garners widespread support HIV/AIDS, Prisoners, Human Rights and the Law Disclosure of HIV Status After Cuerrier: … Read more

This report focuses on three important areas of concern: the lack of adequate and effective protections in Canadian law for the right of people living with HIV/AIDS to keep their personal health information private; clauses in legislation that permit a person to disclose another person’s personal health information, including the health information of a person … Read more

The paper: highlights the significance of policy on pharmaceutical pricing, given increasing costs and spending on medicines as part of overall healthcare spending in Canada; identifies recent developments that are important because they inform current debates in Canada over regulating drug prices, or our policies in general relating to pharmaceuticals; outlines current federal law and … Read more