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Glenn Betteridge

Publications and source records attributed to Glenn Betteridge.

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PubMed2005

Legal Network report calls for decriminalization of prostitution in Canada.

In December 2005 the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network released Sex, work, rights: reforming Canadian criminal laws on prostitution. The report examines the ways in which the prostitution-related provisions of the Criminal Code, and their enforcement, have criminalized many aspects of sex workers' lives and have promoted their social marginalization. Evidence indicates that the criminal law has contributed to health and safety risks, including the risk of HIV infection, faced by sex workers. The Legal Network calls for the decriminalization of prostitution in Canada, and for other legal and policy reforms that respect the human rights and promote the health of sex workers. Despite the report's Canadian focus, its human rights analysis is relevant to the situation of sex workers in other countries where prostitution is illegal and sex workers face rights abuses. In this article, Glenn Betteridge, the principal author of the report, briefly sets out the case for law reform.

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PubMed2005

Report calls for changes to the law to improve safety, security and well-being of sex workers.

In June of 2005, the STAR (Sex Trade Advocacy and Research) project submitted a report to the House of Commons subcommittee regarding the prostitution-related sections of the Criminal Code. The report calls for the repeal of these Criminal Code sections, the recognition of prostitution as work under provincial laws, changes to municipal by-laws and increased funding for sex worker organizations to engage in education, support and advocacy.

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PubMed2005

Report documents criminalization of HIV exposure and transmission in Europe.

In April 2005, the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS Europe and the Terrence Higgins Trust published a report on the criminalization of HIV transmission in Europe. Based on a rapid scan of the situation, the report provides a snapshot of the laws that crimimalize HIV transmission and exposure in 41 European countries, and of the prosecutions under those laws.

Crime↗
PubMed2005

Vancouver shopping mall liable for discrimination against Aboriginal and disabled people.

In a decision released on 13 July 2005, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (the Tribunal) found that the owners of a mall and the security company contracted by the mall had engaged in both individual and systemic discrimination. Among other findings, the Tribunal determined that Henderson Development (Canada) Limited (Henderson) and Securiguard Services Limited (Securiguard) discriminated against mall patrons who were Aboriginal, or who were perceived to be living with a disability, including drug dependence and HIV/AIDS.

British Columbia↗
PubMed2005

Prisoners who inject drugs: public health and human rights imperatives.

This article examines the human rights and public health implications of injection drug use in prisons with a specific focus on HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) viruses. The authors argue that prisoners who inject drugs have a right to access harm reduction measures--those that reduce the harmful consequences of drug use without necessarily reducing drug consumption. Moreover, states that fulfill their obligation to provide prisoners with harm reduction measures such as access to bleach, substitution therapy, and sterile injection equipment implement sound public health policy with a positive impact for a population particularly vulnerable to HIV and HCV. Ultimately, this approach benefits not only prisoners but also prison staff and the public, and does not entail lessening of the safety and security of prisons.

AIDS Serodiagnosis↗
PubMed2004

Reports call for end to harms caused by Criminal Code prohibitions surrounding prostitution.

The sale of sexual services between consenting adults is legal under Canadian law, yet the Criminal Code prohibits many activities related to prostitution and the sex trade. As a result, many people who work in the sex trade come into conflict with the law. In recent reports, two Canadian organizations have called for the repeal of the current Criminal Code prohibitions on activities related to the sex trade. Pivot Legal Society's report, "Voices for Dignity: A Call to End the Harms Caused by Canada's Sex Trade Laws," was released in March 2004. The Conseil permanent de la jeunesse, a 15-member advisory panel to the Québec government, released "Prostitution de rue: avis" in April 2004.

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PubMed2004

Study highlights negative public health consequences of police crackdown on drug market.

A police crackdown in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) displaced the drug scene to adjacent areas and may have exacerbated the health and social harms associated with injection drug use. This is the finding of a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by Evan Wood and his colleagues at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.

British Columbia↗
PubMed2004

Ontario: police disclose HIV status of accused under Police Services Act.

In Ontario, people suspected of or charged with aggravated assault for exposing another person to HIV through unprotected sexual intercourse risk not only a criminal conviction but also having their names, dates of birth, descriptions, photographs, addresses, sexual history, employment information, and HIV status made public. This disclosure without the consent of the person suspected or charged has usually taken the form of a "public safety advisory." To date, at least five such advisories have been released by police services across Ontario.

HIV Seropositivity↗
PubMed2004

Nova Scotia: "blood samples" legislation passed.

On 18 October 2004 the Nova Scotia legislature passed the Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Act, thus becoming the third Canadian province or territory to pass similar legislation.

AIDS Serodiagnosis↗