Reading List

Check – Rise and Decriminalise

In this issue of Check, you will find information about drug laws in the region, the spectrum of drug policy, what are alternatives to punishment for drug crimes and what is not, interviews with leaders of the Rise & Decriminalize movement, and other stories about drug policy in the region. The Rise & Decriminalize Movement unites 5 regional networks – ECOM, EHRA, ENPUD, EWNA & SWAN – and is tailored to commonly advocate for the rights of vulnerable populations, including LGBTQI+, people who use drugs, women living with HIV, and sex workers.

Document on criminalisation case on the risk of HIV transmission through exclusive breastfeeding

The purpose of this paper is to report on a recent case of HIV criminalisation that occurred in August 2022, in the province of San Luis, Argentina, where a woman with HIV was criminalised for accessing her right to choose how to exclusively breastfeed her baby.

Please note this is a DEEPL translation of the Spanish report.  

Risk of HIV Infection Per Single Sexual Exposure to an Individual Living with HIV, and Other Life Events Comparable Risk of Occurrence

Compares risk of HIV transmission from a single sexual encounter with odds of illness or death from other life events.

Observation générale no 22 (2016) sur le droit à la santé sexuelle et procréative (art. 12 du Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels)

Comprend un commentaire (paragraphe 40) selon lequel les États doivent réformer les lois qui entravent l'exercice du droit à la santé sexuelle et reproductive. Les exemples incluent les lois criminalisant la non-divulgation du statut VIH, et l'exposition et la transmission du VIH.