Russia's zero tolerance approach is posited as a means to protect public health. In practice, it does the opposite, also fuelling injustice and corruption.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addresses the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, highlights tragedy of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
"There is movement; one of NarcoFeminism. We are coming together, caring for each other, mobilizing and organizing, coming out at conferences to demand self-determination and empowerment."
With over 78 official drug consumption rooms operating throughout Europe, some for more than 30 years, there has never been a single recorded death in any of the facilities.
Whilst St John Medical Director - Tony Smith, thinks it wouldn't make sense to extend Naloxone training to those beyond a medical setting, Charles Henderson of the New Zealand Needle Exchange Programme believes Heroin use is on the rise.
The incarceration of women involved in low-level drug offences does not contribute effectively to addressing the world’s drug problem. Instead, it perpetuates a vicious cycle of victimisation, placing them in situations of further injustice.
A short film to raise awareness about the harms of global drug policy and call for legal regulation of drugs, created by Health Poverty Action and Campaign film.