FEATURES Legislation contagion: the spread of problematic new HIV laws in Western Africa Drug treatment courts in Canada: an evidence-based review Use of soft law to address HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Supervised injection facility granted another temporary extension; legal action launched First test of WTO mechanism for procuring generic medicines under compulsory licence, … Read more
Model legislation can be a useful tool for fighting HIV/AIDS, but only if it is based on sound human rights principles. In 2004, AWARE–HIV/AIDS prepared a model law on HIV for use in Western Africa. Several countries in the region have already drafted national laws based on the model law. In this article, Director of … Read more
“We write to you to lodge formally a complaint regarding the conduct of Mr. Justice Jon-Jo Douglas, of the Ontario Court of Justice (Central East Region), in the recent proceeding of R. v. Wilde (accused charged with sexual assault allegedly committed upon the complainant during incarceration at the Central North Correctional Centre). . . “We … Read more
На заседании Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН по ВИЧ/СПИДу в 2006 году лидеры стран мира еще раз подтвердили, что «полная реализация всех прав человека и основных свобод для всех является важнейшим компонентом глобальных ответных мер по борьбе с пандемией СПИДа». Однако даже сейчас, через 25 лет после начала эпидемии СПИДа, этот «важнейший компонент» остается незаполненным пробелом в … Read more
En la Reunión de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre VIH/SIDA, celebrada en el 2006, los líderes mundiales reafirmaron que “la plena realización de todos los derechos humanos y libertades fundamentales para todos es un elemento fundamental de la respuesta mundial a la pandemia del VIH/SIDA”. Sin embargo, luego de 25 años de la … Read more
FEATURES Rwanda first to use Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime to buy affordable AIDS drug Executive Director changeover False start – West Africa and the flawed model law on HIV PROFILES New faces at the Legal Network MEDIA SCAN IN BRIEF New board members Ottawa cancels safe crack kits program Law reform in Central Asia … Read more
At the United Nations’ 2006 High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, world leaders reaffirmed that “the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.” Yet, 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, this “essential element” remains the missing piece in the fight … Read more
FEATURES Male circumcision and HIV prevention: a human rights and public health challenge Commentary: Engendering bold leadership against HIV/AIDS CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Subcommittee fails to recommend legal reforms needed to promote human rights of sex workers Conservative government ends funding for research on Insite Draft evaluation suggests pilot safer tattooing program had potential to reduce disease … Read more