{"id":1032,"date":"2012-05-24T14:20:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T14:20:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-10-04T16:16:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:16:19","slug":"hivaids-policy-law-review-16-may-2012","status":"publish","type":"publication22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hivaids-policy-law-review-16-may-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"HIV\/AIDS Policy &#038; Law Review 16 &#8211; May 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2477\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"HIV\/AIDS Policy &amp; Law Review 16 - May 2012\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/16-ENG01.gif\" width=\"139\" height=\"180\" \/><br \/>\n<b>FEATURES &#8211; TREATMENT AS PREVENTION: ASSESSING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/?p=1034\"> Human rights in an era of treatment as prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/?p=1036\">The ethical implications of &#8220;treatment as prevention&#8221; in the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/?p=1035\">British Columbia&#8217;s &#8220;seek and treat&#8221; strategy: a cautionary tale on privacy rights and informed consent for HIV testing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal government&#8217;s omnibus crime legislation becomes law<\/li>\n<li>Alberta orders end to distribution of crack pipes in Calgary<\/li>\n<li>New research demonstrates negative public health impact of criminalizing HIV non-disclosure<\/li>\n<li>Painkiller medication OxyContin removed from shelves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>In brief<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Report recommends supervised drug injection sites in Toronto and Ottawa<\/li>\n<li>New Brunswick to scale back methadone program<\/li>\n<li>Alberta: cases of sexually transmitted infections decline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Global Fund cuts threaten harm reduction efforts in Eastern Europe and Central Asia<\/li>\n<li>UN releases report on discriminatory practices against individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity<\/li>\n<li>United States: legislation introduced to end HIV criminalization<\/li>\n<li>UN joint statement calls for closure of compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres<\/li>\n<li>China: provinces to introduce real-name HIV testing<\/li>\n<li>Russia orders NGO website shut down over harm reduction information<\/li>\n<li>High burden of HIV disproportionally among female sex workers in low- and middle-income countries<\/li>\n<li>Possible link between contraceptives and HIV transmission spurs international consultation<\/li>\n<li>Report urges Chinese government to compensate HIV blood disaster victims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>In brief<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Criminalization of HIV: international civil society releases Oslo Declaration<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom no longer to charge undocumented migrants for HIV treatment<\/li>\n<li>Malawi: new inheritance legislation includes rights-protecting provisions<\/li>\n<li>United Kingdom removes ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>HIV\/AIDS IN THE COURTS &#8211; CANADA<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supreme Court of Canada orders minister of health to exempt supervised injection site from criminal prohibition on drug possession<\/li>\n<li>Ontario&#8217;s appellate court gives partial victory to sex workers<\/li>\n<li>Federal Court dismisses application for judicial review of HIV-positive Mexican man<\/li>\n<li>Federal Court dismisses Cameroonian woman&#8217;s application for humanitarian and compassionate relief<\/li>\n<li>Federal Court grants HIV-positive Nigerian&#8217;s applications for judicial review<\/li>\n<li>Ontario Court of Appeal recognizes new privacy tort<\/li>\n<li>Federal Court dismisses case contesting religious freedom to produce and possess marijuana<\/li>\n<li>Criminal law and cases of HIV transmission or exposure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>HIV\/AIDS IN THE COURTS &#8211; INTERNATIONAL<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ukraine: doctor who provided opioid substitution therapy acquitted of drug trafficking<\/li>\n<li>Kenya: ruling ensures access to generic HIV medicines<\/li>\n<li>Chile: court upholds decision against health provider for revealing patient&#8217;s serostatus<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Supreme Court dismisses privacy suit by HIV-positive pilot against government agencies<\/li>\n<li>Criminal law and cases of HIV transmission or exposure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>SPECIAL SECTION: HIV AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/?p=1033\">Where reason fears to tread: ongoing HIV ignorance and discrimination in criminal and civil settings in the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"download-link-button\"><a class=\"download-link en\" title=\"HIV\/AIDS Policy &amp; 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