The Centre of Criminology of the University of Hong Kong invites you to apply for the fully funded 4th Human Rights and Drug Policy Workshop in East and Southeast Asia 2018 that interrelates human rights, public health, and drug policy.
The conference will explore different models of resistance, placing affected communities at the heart of activity. The conference will address self-organisation, public campaigning and transformative politics with particular focus on the lessons being learnt from previous and current high profile public judicial Inquires in the hope of shaping a new future where both equality and justice can prevail and where human rights are not compromised.
SA Drug Policy Week will take place in Cape Town, South Africa and offers a week of discussions and workshops on drug policy, data, research and future changes to the existing policy paradigm.
This briefing will present the latest trends and developments in these areas and discuss ways forward to uphold the human rights of people who use drugs.
The 3rd CND Intersessional Meeting will take place from September 25-28th in Vienna and will discuss an array of issues relating to drug policy and the upcoming ministerial segment.
The leading international conference on the management of hepatitis among substance users will take place from 19-21 September 2018 in Cascais, Portugal.
The Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse is holding their 13th Biennial International Conference in Abuja, Nigeria from September 19th-21st and will be discussing a multitude of topics including alternative livelihoods and harm reduction.
Delegates from around the world will gather to examine how, in the increased urbanisation of society, cities respond to changing populations, changing economic and environmental pressures and adapt to changing health behaviours, to ensure and promote health and wellbeing through engaging diverse groups and cultures.
The OHCHR will present the report on the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regard to human rights at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council.
Recovering Justice is delighted to host Neil Woods at George Street Social.
Neil is a former Detective Sergeant and undercover operative, and is now Chairman of LEAP UK, and a board member of LEAP in the USA. LEAP (Law Enforcement Action Partnership) is a U.N. acredited international organisation composed of law enforcement figures, military and policy influencers who campaign for evidence based drug policy.
Having spent 23 years in Derbyshire Constabulary, Neil was on the frontlines as a drugs undercover operative over fourteen years. He also developed tactics and the training for other undercover officers. He later became a Detective Sergeant with Derbyshire CID whilst acting as a board member of the Drugs Expert Witness and Valuation Association (DEWVA). Neil is a regular in the media, discussing drugs and drug policy.
Woods the author of the bestselling Good Cop, Bad War, has a new book out, Drug Wars: The terrifying inside story of Britain's Drug Trade, written with JS Rafaeli.