East-west fusion: Cross-border human rights activism and the Thai Drug User's Network

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-202

  Fink, Sheri ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; HEALTH AND DISEASE; HUMAN RIGHTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 30444435537     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4065339     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. M. Robinson, "Advancing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Way Forward," Human Rights Quarterly 26 (2004): pp. 866-872;
2. K. Roth, "Defending Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Practical Issues Faced by an International Human Rights Organization," Human Rights Quarterly 26 (2004): pp. 63-73;
3. K. Roth, "Response to Leonard S. Rubenstein," Human Rights Quarterly 26 (2004): pp. 873-879;
4. L. Rubenstein, "How International Human Rights Organizations Can Advance Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Response to Kenneth Roth," Human Rights Quarterly 26 (2004): pp. 845-865;
5. and L. Rubenstein, "Response by Leonard S. Rubenstein," Human Rights Quarterly 26 (2004): pp. 879-881.
6. Human Rights Watch, Courage in the Face of Death: The Thai Drug Users' Network (New York: 2004).
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Spreading the Light of Science: Guidelines on Harm Reduction Related to Injecting Drug Use (Geneva: 2003), p. 14.
10. World Health Organization, UNAIDS, UNODC, Policy Brief: Provision of Sterile Injecting Equipment to Reduce HIV Transmission (Geneva: 2004).
11. The Nation (Bangkok). "HIV/Narcotics: Move to Help IV Drug Abusers." (July 2, 2004).
12. Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control, AIDS Division, "Thailand Anti-Retroviral Treatment Implementation Guidelines for People Living with HIV/AIDS," 2nd edition, November 2002, p. 16.
13. G. Friedland, (Presentation at the XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, July 15, 2004, Satellite Meeting, "HIV Treatment for Drug Users: A Realistic Goal").
14. World Health Organization, UNAIDS, UNODC (see note 6).
15. Human Rights Watch, Thailand, Not Enough Graves: The War on Drugs, HIV/ AIDS, and Violations of Human Rights 16/8 (June 2004). Available at http://hrw.org/reports/2004/thailand0704/thailand0704.pdf.
16. Ibid.
17. Antonio Maria Costa, Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Speech to Second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting on HIV/AIDS, Bangkok, July 11, 2004.
18. International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, "People with HIV/AIDS Demand Equal Treatment and Anti-Retroviral Medication Coverage Under Universal Health Plan," Press Release (November 29, 2001). Available at http://www.iglhrc.org/php/section.php?id=5&detail=103.
19. Karyn Kaplan, direct communication, June 7, 2005.
20. Ibid.
21. Karyn Kaplan, direct communication, July 16, 2004.
22. Kaplan (see note 8).
23. Kaplan (see note 15).
24. Ibid.
25. Human Rights Watch (see note 11): p. 7.
26. Kaplan (see note 8).
27. Karyn Kaplan, direct communication, June 8, 2004.
28. ACT UP, "The Thai Government Is Murdering Drug Users in Cold Blood: 2275 Dead," Press Release (June 12, 2003).
29. Kaplan (see note 8).
30. World Health Organization, "Harm Reduction Approaches to Injecting Drug Use." Available at http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/harm/ reduction/en/.
31. Ibid.
32. Paisan Suwannawong, direct communication, July 16, 2004.
33. For a more detailed discussion, see T. Kerr, K. Kaplan, P. Suwannawong, and E. Wood, "Getting Global Funds to Those Most in Need: The Thai Drug Users' Network," Health and Human Rights 8/2 (2005): pp. 170-187.
34. Comments of Richard Feachem to Thai AIDS activists, as reported by the Health and Development Network in "Global Fund Meeting in Chiang Mai: You Talk, We Die," (October 16, 2003).
35. T. Kerr, K. Kaplan, P. Suwannawong et al., "The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Funding for Unpopular Public Health Programmes." The Lancet 364/9428 (July 2004): pp. 11-12.
36. Kaplan (see note 8).
37. Gregg Gonsalves, direct communication, August 5, 2004.
38. Ibid.
39. "People with HIV/AIDS and Their Advocates Call on World Health Organization to Champion the Rights of HIV+ Drug Users." Press Release (February 19, 2004).
40. World Health Organization, "Fourteenth Model List of Essential Medicines." (Marchw 2005).
41. Kaplan (see note 15).
42. Human Rights Watch (see note 2).
43. Ibid.
44. Kaplan (see note 8).