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HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(3) October 2011
 

FEATURE

• Bedford v. Canada: a paradigmatic case toward ensuring the human and health rights of sex workers
• A tale of two cases: urging caution in the prosecution of HIV non-disclosure

• Senate stalling derails bill to fix Canada’s law on affordable generic medicines for developing countries
• Ontario: study documents access and quality of care issues for women living with or vulnerable to HIV
• Studies confirm effectiveness of harm reduction for people who inject drugs

• British Columbia: forced testing legislation introduced
• Special Diet Allowance changes in Ontario

• Global: clinical trial shows dramatic reduction in transmission of HIV as a result of treatment
• Global: commission on drug policy declares drug war a failure, urges reforms
• UN: Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS aims to intensify efforts to combat the epidemic
• USA: alliance of AIDS directors criticizes punitive laws against people living with HIV
• Global: health federation issues ethics guidelines on forced female sterilization
• Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill fails, for now
• France: recent immigration-related developments affecting persons suffering from serious illnesses

• United Nations passes historic resolution to protect LGBT rights
• United Kingdom: government compensates prisoners and former inmates for poor treatment
• Cambodia: harsh new drug law threatens increased human rights violations

• Federal Court rules that persons in Canada contrary to immigration laws have no right to health coverage
• No tort for invasion of privacy, holds Ontario court
• Ontario courts reaffirm right to marijuana for therapeutic purposes
• Ontario court affirms negotiated settlement in class action suit over use of non-sterile equipment at tattoo parlour
• Costs of compassion club marijuana to be covered
• Criminal law and cases of HIV transmission or exposure

• Russia: European Court of Human Rights rules HIV-positive foreign national suffered discrimination
• U.S. government’s “anti-prostitution” pledge deemed unconstitutional
• Russia: district court upholds legal ban on opioid substitution treatment
• India: High Court rules mandatory death penalty for drug crimes unconstitutional
• Ireland: Press Ombudsman censures newspaper for spreading hatred of people who use drugs
• South Africa: ANC Youth League President issues apology following conviction for hate speech
• Criminal law and cases of HIV transmission or exposure

• Introduction
• Panel: Lawyers’ perspectives on strategic litigation
• Panel: Community activists’ perspectives on strategic litigation
• Workshop: E-Leaks — the privacy of health information in the age of electronic information
• Workshop: HIV and the Media

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