Publications

NETWORK NEWS FLASH New, Emerging, and Pressing Issue for 2003 – 2004: HIV and Prostitution Disclosure of HIV status after Cuerrier: issues for people with HIV/AIDS and community-based organizations Workshop on stigma & discrimination to be held 25 – 26 October Legal Network participates in WHO/UNAIDS consultations on vaccine trials The Legal Network offering capacity-building … Read more

INSIDE THE NETWORK Team-based structure for Network staff Transitions Registration deadline for this year’s AGM and Skills Building Workshop fast approaching Identifying Allies: Community Physicians & Nurses who treat prisoners with HIV Summer students NETWORK NEWS FLASHES National Vaccine Strategy to be developed Capacity-building in Kenya and Zambia CARICOM national assessments on HIV/AIDS Ralf Jürgens … Read more

“The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs’ recent report entitled “HIV/AIDS and the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Sub-Saharan Africa,” recommends that the federal government triple its contribution to the Global Fund. We support this call and recommend that funding not be taken from existing commitments to international development assistance . . . .”

Related Publications HIV Vaccines for Developing Countries: Advancing Research and Access — Summary Report  (English version)   La recherche de vaccins anti-VIH pour les pays en développement : Faire progresser la recherche et l’accès — Rapport sommaire  (French version)

“Tomorrow, 15,000 people will die — not from war, famine, or genocide, but from a lack of political will. Our government can help save the lives of the nearly 6 million people who will otherwise die this year from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. We have prevention strategies and treatments. The essential missing component is resources … Read more

This article reviews legislation of six Southern African countries to determine what progress has been made after the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, particularly with regard to paragraph 58 on human rights and paragraph 69 on rights in the workplace. Related Publications HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Review 8(1) April 2003

The article reviews the process leading up to the Declaration and describes the limitations of the Declaration’s explicit and implicit recognition of human rights. It summarizes information provided by countries one year later to the Secretary-General and to UNAIDS on their progress in meeting the goals and targets of the Declaration, particularly with regard to … Read more

FEATURES The UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: One Year Later The UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: A Review of Legislation in Six Southern African Countries CANADIAN NEWS Mandatory HIV Testing Used to Bar Potential Immigrants Troubled Times for Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program House of Commons Committee Holds Hearings on AIDS Survey Reveals Human … Read more

In this issue: Report Card on HIV/AIDS in Prisons 2002 AGM Highlights Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights CIDA Funds Network Project in Kenya, Zambia New Project to Address Disability, Income Security Comments and Feedback Other Network News 2002/2003 Board Network Staff, Interns, and Summer Students Important Dates New Resources