HIV/AIDS policy & law review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
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HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev · Oct 2011
India: High Court rules mandatory death penalty for drug crimes unconstitutional.
On 16 June 2011, the Bombay High Court issued a judgment that overturned the law providing for a mandatory death penalty for certain drug crimes, becoming the first court in the world to do so.
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In May 2011, Parliament in Uganda adjourned without debating a bill that included the death penalty for some homosexual acts.
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HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev · Oct 2011
UN: Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS aims to intensify efforts to combat the epidemic.
In June 2011, the United Nations General Assembly issued a Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS as a means to reaffirm its support for human rights and to call for the removal of barriers to treatment. The Declaration also explicitly recognizes key affected groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users (IDUs), and sex workers.
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HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev · Oct 2011
U.S. government's "anti-prostitution" pledge deemed unconstitutional.
In July 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower court decision stating that a provision in the United States Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Leadership Act) was unconstitutional.
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HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev · Apr 2011
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal: marriage commissioners cannot discriminate.
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled that proposed legislation allowing marriage commissioners to refuse to solemnize same-sex marriages based on religious objections would violate the equality rights of gays and lesbians under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). The Court expressed its opinion in a Reference involving proposed amendments to the Marriage Act.