Criminalization of drug use in the context of COVID-19 - Gaps in policy and practice in East Africa

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Criminalization of drug use in the context of COVID-19 - Gaps in policy and practice in East Africa

10 September 2020

Organised by VOCAL-Kenya & AfricaNPUD
15th September 2020
14:00 - 16:00 |EAT – Eastern Africa Time Join this conversation on three crucial topics:

  1. The punitive approaches that negates safety and public health.
  2. The health downside of mass criminalization.
  3. Law enforcement and public health as an urgent agenda for East Africa.

Speakers:

  • Prof. Nick Croft. Centre for Law Enforcement and Public Health

  • Dr. Fayzal Sulliman. UNODC - East Africa Regional Office

  • Tinka Zerugaba. Commissioner of Police - Anti-Narcotics Police Uganda

  • Aggrey Aluso. Program Manager, Health and Rights, Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa.

  • Richard Nininahazwe. Coordinator - AfricaNPUD
Online
Date14 September 2020

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