Brazilian Drug Policy Platform

The Brazilian Drug Policy Platform (PBPD) is a national network that seeks to debate and promote drug policies grounded in the protection of human rights and scientific evidence, in the reduction of harms caused by the problematic use of drugs and by the violence associated with the illegality of their circulation, as well as in the promotion of education and public health.

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Land use, drug policy and climate justice - Plató magazine special edition

This publication offers contributions to the debate on land use and climate justice, shining a light on the dynamics arising from current drug policies in Brazil.

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CND 61: Key issues and opportunities

4 March 2018

The webinar series will shed light on the contentious issues that are likely to structure the debates, discuss tabled resolutions and opportunities for engagement, and showcase the experience of IDPC network members in navigating and leveraging this forum for political advocacy.

Publications24 June 2017

Carta de Manguinhos: Um apelo global para proteger a redução de danos na América Latina

110 ONG no mundo apoiam a Carta de Manguinhos e a abordagem de redução de danos num momento em que o Brasil está voltando para uma abordagem de guerra contra as drogas.

Publications24 June 2017

Letter from Manguinhos: A global call to protect harm reduction in Latin America

110 NGOs worldwide support the Letter from Manguinhos and the harm reduction approach at a moment when Brazil is reverting to a war on drugs approach.

Press Releases1 August 2016

Over 300 NGOs call on the United Nations to take immediate action on the hundreds of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug offenders in the Philippines

375 civil society groups, including prominent human rights NGOs, from across the globe have called on UN drug control authorities to urge an immediate stop to the extrajudicial killings of suspected drug offenders in the Philippines.

News15 June 2016

Statement by the Brazilian drug policy platform on the Brazilian interim government's drug policy

Brazilian Drug Policy Platform statement on the Brazil’s political crisis, and the first actions taken by the interim government.

News13 March 2016

Civil society statement - The UNGASS outcome document: Diplomacy or denialism?

Civil society groups from all over the world have released a statement condemning governments for failing to acknowledge the devastating consequences of punitive and repressive drug policies as they prepare for a UN summit on the issue next month.

Blog9 September 2015

Brazilian Supreme Court discusses decriminalisation of drug use

The trial is one of the most awaited on the year and can become a historic event in the debate on drug policy in Brazil.

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Human Rights Council side event: Drug policies and human rights

Geneva, Switzerland

28 September 2015

CELs and Humanas are collaborating on this side event to discuss the impact of drug policies on human rights, to feed in the discussions at the Human Rights Council.

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