Discredited : stigmatisation as an obstacle to the human right to health of federally incarcerated Canadians living with opioid use disorder

dc.contributor.advisor Beleza, Teresa
dc.contributor.author Marcotte, Kerry Ann
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-03T14:08:36Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-03T14:08:36Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description Second semester University: New University of Lisbon
dc.description.abstract The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought social inequalities which had previously been overlooked to light, such as discrepancies in access to healthcare in democratic countries with a universal and public healthcare systems. The right to a reasonable standard of health is a fundamental human right. However, states have failed to respect their obligations to protect this right as evidenced by the unprecedented gaps between those who could and could not afford healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.1 This thesis seeks to examine the relationship between human rights and stigma. More specifically, I plan to investigate how the sociological process of stigmatisation through labelling and exclusion can impact the human right to health of inmates in Canadian federal prisons living with opioid use disorder. While considered to be a “crisis” by the international community, including the Canadian government, the opioid crisis and its health-related ramifications have yet to truly convince policymakers and Canada’s Correctional Services Agency to protect the human right to health of opioid users within federal prisons. This thesis found that using stigmatisation as a lens to comprehend the healthcare available to persons living with opioid use disorder revealed discrimination against prisoners due to their status as substance users ; discrimination which keeps harm reduction interventions at arms’ reach.
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.gchumanrights.org/handle/20.500.11825/2544
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/2468
dc.language.iso en
dc.relation.ispartofseries Global Campus Europe (EMA) theses 2021/2022
dc.subject right to health
dc.subject prison
dc.subject drug
dc.subject discrimination
dc.subject Canada
dc.title Discredited : stigmatisation as an obstacle to the human right to health of federally incarcerated Canadians living with opioid use disorder
dc.type Thesis
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