Clean switch: the case for prison needle and syringe programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Quebec’s funding cut endangers study on alternative treatment for people addicted to heroin<\/li>\n
- Constitutionality of gay blood donor ban challenged in court<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In brief<\/i><\/p>\n\n- Report: Cancelled prison tattoo initiative had potential to reduce disease transmission<\/li>\n
- Municipal support on Vancouver Island for access to crack pipe kits<\/li>\n
- Rapid, free and anonymous HIV testing for gay and bisexual men in Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Mexico decriminalizes small-scale drug possession<\/li>\n
- Burundi: New Penal Code criminalizes homosexuality<\/li>\n
- Uzbekistan: Government discontinues pilot opiate substitution therapy program<\/li>\n
- Indonesian parliament adopts strict anti-drug law<\/li>\n
- India refuses patent protection for two key HIV drugs<\/li>\n
- Cambodian Government creates de facto AIDS colony<\/li>\n
- U.K.: Success of heroin prescription trials<\/li>\n
- The U.N. system issues calls to strengthen harm reduction interventions<\/li>\n
- Russia: Future of harm reduction uncertain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In brief<\/i><\/p>\n\n- U.S. repeals HIV immigration and travel ban<\/li>\n
- Mozambique: Parliament adopts law on domestic violence amid protests that the law discriminates against men<\/li>\n
- Mali: Law on women’s equality in marriage blocked<\/li>\n
- Zambia: Debate regarding compulsory HIV testing continues<\/li>\n
- Kazakhstan: Violations of fire safety rules lead to tragedy in drug treatment facility<\/li>\n
- Armenia amends HIV law, repeals travel ban for foreigners with HIV<\/li>\n
- Uruguay: New law allows same sex adoptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
HIV\/AIDS IN THE COURTS \u2013 CANADA<\/b><\/p>\n
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