HIV/AIDS policy & law review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
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HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev · Apr 2011
Proposed EU-India free trade agreement could impede manufacture of generic HIV drugs.
Medical experts are warning that an international trade agreement being brokered between the European Union (EU) and India could greatly restrict the access of people living with HIV in the developing world to life-saving antiretroviral medication.
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HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev · Apr 2011
Court of Appeal reaffirms long-term income support for alcohol and drug dependence.
On 16 September 2010, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the Social Benefits Tribunal that found discriminatory the exclusion from long-term income support of people suffering from alcohol or drug dependency.
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HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev · Apr 2011
Ontario: prostitution-related provisions of Criminal Code struck down.
In September 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that three provisions of the Criminal Code dealing with prostitution violated sex workers' constitutional rights, were not in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice and must be struck down.
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High rates of pre-trial detention and extreme prison overcrowding are closely linked to poor health--and particularly to HIV and tuberculosis transmission and treatment--in prisons in sub-Saharan Africa. In this article, based on a presentation made at an AIDS 2010 satellite, Katherine Todrys describes the intersection of pre-trial detention and health in Zambian prisons.
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In recent years, Europe has witnessed a rise in the number of migrant sex workers, in part because of increased mobility for citizens of European Union member states. However, migrant sex workers find themselves in a highly vulnerable position in regard to having their rights respected and accessing HIV prevention services. In this article, based on a presentation at AIDS 2010, Licia Brussa and Veronica Munk outline the current situation of migrant sex workers in Europe and the steps that need to be taken to ensure that their rights are respected.