Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Needle and syringe programs (NSPs) are a proven, cost-effective way of reducing the transmission of bloodborne viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) among people who use drugs. They do not result in increased crime in neighbourhoods nor do they lead to drug use....
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The goal of widely available and utilized HIV testing services can be pursued in many ways. At the federal level and in some provinces, governments in Canada state their commitment to human rights-based responses to HIV/AIDS. This not only means ensuring access to HIV...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
FEATURESLegislation contagion: the spread of problematic new HIV laws in Western AfricaDrug treatment courts in Canada: an evidence-based reviewUse of soft law to address HIV/AIDS in Southeast AsiaCANADIAN DEVELOPMENTSSupervised injection facility granted another...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
FEATURESMale circumcision and HIV prevention: a human rights and public health challengeCommentary: Engendering bold leadership against HIV/AIDSCANADIAN DEVELOPMENTSSubcommittee fails to recommend legal reforms needed to promote human rights of sex workersConservative...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
Many Canadian provinces have passed legislation that authorizes testing someone for HIV without his or her consent. This document provides information about occupational exposure to HIV, and the legal and human rights concerns raised by forced HIV testing.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Organization:
Positive Women’s Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Guideline or manual
The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain information that is now out-of-date.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Nearly one in three HIV infections outside Africa is among people who inject drugs. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) could and should be playing a key role in stopping this injection-driven HIV epidemic — but it’s not.Instead, the Board...
Organization:
Positive Women’s Network
Publication date: 2007
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
The PWN resources in Sage can be reproduced and adapted for non-commercial use with credit to the author. Please note that resources are being shared for archival reference and may contain information that is now out-of-date.
