[A2k] European Commisioner Mandelson, Thailand and compulsory licensing

[Jérôme Martin]

Hello,

On July 18th 2007, the European Commisoner for Trade wrote a letter to
the governement of Thailand to criticize its access to medicines policy
through compulsory licenses. After being put to pressure by the US drug
giant Abbott Laboratories, Thailand now has to face the pressure of the
European Union.

The Trade Commissioner’s letter effects a sharp rewrite of actual
international law provisions on access to generic medicines, and
expresses threats against Thailand - all in the interest of the
patent-based pharmaceutical industry, and in complete disregard for the
human consequences of hampering access to affordable lifesaving medication.

AIDES and Act Up-Paris have written to the Trade Commissioner and asked
him for clarifications :

Mandelson's letter to Thailand >
http://www.actupparis.org/IMG/pdf/Letter_from_Mandelson_to_Thailand.pdf

Thai Minister's Answer >
http://www.actupparis.org/IMG/pdf/Answer_Thai.pdf

Aides and Act Up-Paris' letter >
http://www.actupparis.org/article3126.html



See you / Sunshine

Miss Heat Stable / Jérôme Martin
Act Up-Paris