A global network promoting objective and open debate on drug policy
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On June 26th, groups of 100 or more campaign supporters will gather in key cities around the world for a coordinated 'day of action'. They will all be wearing Support. Don't Punish. t-shirts and Richard Nixon masks.
President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill to introduces drug tests for school children and that could send children to rehabilitation centres if they test positive.
Despite increasing regional debate in Latin America on drug policy reforms, Brazil is at risk of sliding backwards and is poised to enact even harsher, rights-violating drug policies with the approval of new laws.
User profiles of heroin in Serbia have changed since the 1970s. As they are now at the margins of society, they face serious health and social discrimination despite existing protective laws.
AIDS is perhaps the pre-eminent example of successful investment in health: as a result of investments in HIV, mortality from AIDS and the number of new infections have decreased worldwide by 25 per cent in just the past five years.
About 85 % of female inmates are being held for drug-related offences and Thailand, that has the world's highest number of women prisoners - almost 19,000 - after the United States.
International organisations have welcomed Thailand's decision to remove the leg shackles from death row inmates, but say other forms of ill treatment still need to be addressed.
These scenarios are stories about what 'could' happen in the future in and around the hemispheric drug system, based on current trends, and including relevant political, economic, social, cultural and international dynamics.
On Friday 17th May, the Secretary General of the OEA, José Miguel Insulza, will meet with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to share the results of the hemispheric review of drug policies.
This report contains recommendations for federal legislative reform related to civil rights, deficit reduction, law enforcement, foreign policy, sentencing, effective drug treatment, public health, and drug prevention education.
“Support. Don’t Punish.” is a global advocacy campaign that aims to raise awareness of the harms caused by the criminalisation of people who use drugs.
The review was mandated by Heads of State at 2012 Summit of the Americas. The new study should enrich the already-vibrant hemispheric debate over drug policy alternatives, including the option of legal, regulated markets for cannabis.
After analysing the regional debate and national-level reforms, this report concludes with policy recommendations that should be undertaken to maintain the momentum and advance drug policy reforms in the region.
78 governments and civil society in 106 countries report the existence of laws and policies which present obstacles to accessing HIV services for key populations.
