ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This report was researched and written by Joanne Csete and Jonathan Cohen, director and researcher respectively of the HIV/AIDS Program of Human Rights Watch. It was reviewed by Widney Brown, deputy program director, and James Ross, senior legal advisor. Patrick Minges, Fitzroy Hepkins and Tommy Yeh provided production assistance.

We are grateful to the many residents of Vancouver, especially those in the Downtown Eastside, who took the time to speak with us, though some of them feared retribution for doing so.