Past Events

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The 2016 UNGASS on Drugs: Ensuring a successful outcome

New York, USA

14 July 2014 - 14 July 2014

This panel discussion will provide an opportunity to discuss how to prepare effectively for the 2016 UNGASS on Drugs.

Drug policy and human rights summer course at Central European University

Budapest, Hungary

13 July 2014 - 22 July 2014

This course will focus on the identification and understanding of relevant international human rights agreements and on the evaluation of the gap between rights and practice in the implementation of drug policies around the world. Apply now to attend!

EHRN overdose prevention and management training

Vilnius, Lithuania

6 July 2014 - 7 July 2014

The training will focus on preventing and treating overdoses in prisons and upon release.

3rd European summer school on ‘Illicit drugs in Europe: Demand, supply and public policies’

Lisbon, Portugal

29 June 2014 - 10 July 2014

This two-week summer school provides a multi-disciplinary and inclusive approach to the study of the drug problem in Europe and beyond.

Support. Don't Punish global day of action

World

25 June 2014

Thursday June 26th 2014 will be the second “Global Day of Action” as part of the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Come and Join us!

Film screening: The case for prescribing heroin

New York City, USA

25 June 2014

This event will screen a documentary that follows the first year of a heroin-assisted treatment program in Denmark and will then discuss a similar program in Canada.

Global Addiction Conference

Rome, Italy

23 June 2014 - 25 June 2014

The annual Global Addiction Association meeting promotes knowledge-sharing facility for all those involved in the understanding and treatment of addiction.

Health in prisons course

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

22 June 2014 - 26 June 2014

This one-week course provides the tools to critically analyse and address the health and human rights issues facing prison populations.

High-level workshop about alternatives to incarceration in the Americas

Antigua, Guatemala

16 June 2014 - 19 June 2014

This workshop will analyse best practice around the diverse alternatives to custody which have been developed around the world, in an effort to reduce prison overcrowding in the region.

The impact of the world drug problem on human right

Geneva, Switzerland

16 June 2014

The governments of Switzerland, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and the Global Commission on Drug Policy will join in for an event on the impact of the world drug problem on human rights during the 26th session of the Human Rights Council.

Launch of first West African Commission on Drugs report

Dakar, Senegal

11 June 2014

On 12th June, the West Africa Commission on Drugs will present strategies for governments and civil society alike in dealing with drugs across the region.

How the war on drugs impedes economic development

New York City, United States of America

9 June 2014

This panel of experts will describe the economic, environmental, and public health consequences of the criminalization of drug use, mass incarceration, and aerial spraying for eradication of coca.