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Thailand Convicts Police for Brutality in Anti-Drug Campaign

Human Rights Watch has noted that the conviction of eight police officers for crimes in anti-drug operations should be a catalyst for the Thai government to end police abuses. On December 8, 2009, the Talingchan district court in Bangkok found Police Captain Nat Chonnithiwanit and seven other...

22 Dezembro 2009

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Polish Prisons: Improving Access to Substitution Treatment

Recommendations for improving access to substitution treatment in Polish prisons have been signed. This step forward was made in early December at a conference co-hosted by the Penitentiary Service, the Social AIDS Committee and Open Society Institute’s Global Drug Policy program.

22 Dezembro 2009

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Misleading and Misguided: Mandatory Prison Sentences for Drug Offences

The Canadian federal government is again proposing mandatory sentences and stiff penalties for certain drug offences. But evidence shows that they only worsen an already dire situation. Incarcerating people who inject drugs or those who are vulnerable to such a practice contributes to Canada’s...

22 Dezembro 2009

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Call for Abstracts - XVIII International AIDS Conference

The XVIII International AIDS Conference now welcomes the submission of abstracts for original contributions.

22 Dezembro 2009

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Apply Now - International AIDS Society and National Institute on Drug Abuse Fellowship Programme Encouraging HIV and Drug Use Research

With the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the International AIDS Society (IAS) has established a research fellowship programme, with the goal of contributing to advances in the scientific understanding of drug use and HIV, while fostering multinational research....

22 Dezembro 2009

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Call for authors: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy

Academic editorial contributors are being sought for the Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, a new 2-volume reference to be published in 2011 by SAGE Publications.

22 Dezembro 2009

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Drug trafficking discussed at UN Security Council

The Security Council, on 8 December, focused on the issue of drug trafficking as a threat to international peace and security. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in his speech that "drug trafficking is evolving into an ever graver threat that is affecting all regions of the world".

22 Dezembro 2009

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How the UN sets back harm reduction in Hungary

Hungary is to adopt a progressive national drug strategy in December 2009, but the opposition is using the UN Political Declaration to prevent its adoption.

22 Dezembro 2009

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UN Committee Calls on Poland to scale up access to substitute drug dependence treatment and ARV to drug users

The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) has urged Poland to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy for drug users living with HIV and to increase the availability of substitute drug dependence treatment, especially for people in detention.

22 Dezembro 2009

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International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy launched

The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy was lauched on Human Rights Day 2009 (10th December). The Centre is dedicated to developing and promoting innovative and high quality legal and human rights scholarship on issues related to drug laws, policy and enforcement.

14 Dezembro 2009

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Call for papers: Children of the Drug War

A call for papers that bring the experiences of children and young people of the drug war. The editor is looking for original, well-written and engaging essays. They may be based on existing research, interviews, personal experiences or they may be more narrative or journalistic in style. The...

1 Dezembro 2009

International Drug Policy Consortium

Uma rede global para a promoção dum debate aberto e objetivo sobre a política de drogas

Notícias

Thailand Convicts Police for Brutality in Anti-Drug Campaign

Polish Prisons: Improving Access to Substitution Treatment

Misleading and Misguided: Mandatory Prison Sentences for Drug Offences

Call for Abstracts - XVIII International AIDS Conference

Apply Now - International AIDS Society and National Institute on Drug Abuse Fellowship Programme Encouraging HIV and Drug Use Research

Call for authors: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy

Drug trafficking discussed at UN Security Council

How the UN sets back harm reduction in Hungary

UN Committee Calls on Poland to scale up access to substitute drug dependence treatment and ARV to drug users

International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy launched

Call for papers: Children of the Drug War

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