IDPC addresses the Human Rights Council on the impacts of drug policy on human rights

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IDPC addresses the Human Rights Council on the impacts of drug policy on human rights

3 October 2015

On 28th September 2015, the Human Rights Council organised an expert panel discussion on the impacts of drug policy on the enjoyment of human rights. Ann Fordham, IDPC Executive Director, was one of the panellists and focused her intervention on the impacts of drug control on civil and political rights. She specifically addressed issues related to violations to the right to life, the criminalisation of poeple who use drugs, and disproportinality of sentencing for drug offences. Her statement is available below.

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