The South African Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has investigated the legislative response to sex work by examining evidence from countries where sex work has been decriminalised and by hearing the views of sex workers and other stakeholders.
egal protections are unevenly enforced and human rights violations persist for people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific. According to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), weak anti-discrimination laws affect the daily lives of those living with HIV by creating barriers to access to health care, prevention and treatment, and employment and education opportunities
Co-signed by the following members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy: George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State, United States, honorary chair Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve and of the Economic Recovery Board Louise Arbour, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, President of the International Crisis Group
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking to curb efforts to exempt the world’s poorest countries from expansive trade rules that would substantially increase the price of life-saving medicine and other products. The regulations would extend intellectual property rules currently used in developed countries to a few dozen nations currently classified by the United Nations as “Least Developed Countries” (LDCs),
“The Riddle”, a video produced by the UN Human Rights Office, asks the question, “What exists in every corner of the world – embraced and celebrated in some countries – but is illegal in 76? What is hidden for fear of public shame, imprisonment, torture or even the death penalty in seven countries?” The answer: “Being gay, being lesbian, bisexual or transgender.” The video, featuring statements of support from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay