IDPC, CELS, HRI and MUCD note persistent human rights violations committed in the name of drug control and suggest recommendations for the OHCHR and the HRC to address them.
This report provides the most recent data on the use of pretrial detention in Latin America, looks specifically at its impact on women, and concludes with recommendations to reduce the number of women in pretrial detention.
This publication provides analysis, recommendations and guidelines on how civil society can maximise the opportunities of the UPR to advance alternatives to the "war on drugs".
While we acknowledge that the statement represents limited progress in some areas, we regret that it repeats the mistakes of the past and was negotiated in the absence of a genuine and honest evaluation of the past decade, since the adoption of the 2009 Political Declaration and Action Plan on…
Civil society organisations call on the UN Statistical Commission to contribute to the improvement of the ARQ review process, including by promoting collaboration with relevant UN agencies.
IDPC evaluates the impacts of drug policies implemented in Asia over the past decade, assessing progress made towards international and regional goals and concluding on the need to move away from the damaging drug-free approach.
IDPC outlines the key drug policy developments in India since the UNGASS Outcome Document was adopted in 2016, which highlights health and human rights concerns in relation to both drugs and drug policies.
IDPC discusses the alarming scale of the negative health impacts related to drug use described in the 2018 World Drug Report, but also the woefully inadequate provision of a range of scientifically proven interventions to counter these.
IDPC outlines the key issues for consideration by member states as they reflect on what has been achieved since the adoption of the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action and the implications for the next phase of the international drug policy regime.
IDPC provides an overview of the situation of women incarcerated for drug offences in the Philippines, exploring avenues to reduce incarceration and increase living standards for those in prison.
IDPC provides an overview of the situation of women incarcerated for drug offences in Indonesia, exploring avenues to reduce incarceration and increase living standards for those in prison.
IDPC provides an overview of the situation of women incarcerated for drug offences in Thailand, exploring avenues to reduce incarceration and increase living standards for those in prison.
This IDPC advocacy note provides recommendations on both tramadol and cannabis, with the hope that it will inform the discussions of the WHO's ECDD for its meeting in November.
IDPC evaluates the impacts of drug policies implemented across the world over the past decade, assessing progress made towards the 2019 goals and concluding on the need to move away from punitive approaches.
This paper provides the latest available data on women incarcerated for drug offences in Latin America, highlights the key human rights challenges they face in the criminal justice system, and offers policy recommendations.
This advocacy note outlines key issues for consideration as member states reflect on what has been achieved since 2009, and the implications for the next phase of the international drug policy regime.
In this response, IDPC analyses the 2017 INCB Annual Report, paying special attention to its foreword, its thematic chapter on treatment, as well as the cross-cutting issues of health, human rights and cannabis policies.
