According to official accounts, more than 235,000 people are detained in over 1000
compulsory drug detention centers in East and South East Asia. Individuals in such centers …

Background According to offi ial accounts, in 2012 more than 235,000 people were detained
in over 1,000 compulsory drug detention centers in East and SoutheastAsia. Methods …

Recent years have seen a push to apply criminal law to HIV exposure and transmission,
often driven by the wish to respond to concerns about the ongoing rapid spread of HIV in …

Overview of the system The people who implement Thailand's drug treatment systems
commonly describe the country as having “three systems” of drug treatment: the voluntary …

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is an important part of global and
national responses to HIV and AIDS. In recent years, many countries have adopted laws to …

Model legislation can be a useful tool for fighting HIV/AIDS, but only if it is based on sound
human rights principles. In 2004, AWARE-HIV/AIDS prepared a model law on HIV for use in …

Since the enactment of a new law on addiction treatment in 2002, Thailand has sharply
increased the number of people in compulsory drug treatment programs. This article …

The HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review recently carried a feature article recounting the spread
of problematic new HIV laws in west and central Africa. It outlined less-than-model …

In February 2006, Swiss experts issued a statement concluding that HIV-positive individuals
who are on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), and who do not have any sexually …

In February 2008, Cambodia's new Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and
Sexual Exploitation was promulgated and went into effect. The law criminalizes sex for …