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The right to health: indigenous data sovereignty in Canada during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords Data sovereignty First nations Indigenous COVID-19 Self-determination OCAP® Health governance Introduction In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada had one of the lowest rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths per million than most in the G10 countries.1,2 However, the impact of COVID-19 was not equally distributed across the Canadian population.1 First Nations in particular experienced a significantly greater burden of disease.3–5 In 2020 and 2021, the...
Forcing Drug Users into Treatment Is Wrong, Dangerous And Ineffective
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Opinion: In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy
Intervention without human rights goes by many names - involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, "coerced care," forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms. Involuntary treatment in the Global South has been labelled inhumane by rights-based organizations, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNAIDS and Human Rights Watch.
Opinion: In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy
Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, “coerced care,” forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms. Involuntary treatment in the Global South has been labelled inhumane by rights-based organizations, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNAIDS and Human Rights Watch.
In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, "coerced care," forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms. The evidence shows that forced treatment leads to increased risk of death and deprives survivors of autonomy, while no positive benefits have been established.
In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
Opinion: In BC, Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy
Intervention without human rights goes by many names—involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, "coerced care," forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms. Involuntary treatment in the Global South has been labeled inhumane by rights-based organizations, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNAIDS and Human Rights Watch.
In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy Original
Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, “coerced care,” forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms. Involuntary treatment in the Global South has been labelled inhumane by rights-based organizations, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNAIDS and Human Rights Watch.
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