Politicians in Punjab have renewed calls for a zero-tolerance approach to the drug market, but escalating harms necessitate a reorientation towards harm reduction and human rights.
124 NGOs from 48 countries condemn Hungary’s 2025 drug war crackdown on people who use drugs, harm reduction services, and civil society, calling for urgent Europe-wide action.
Global civil society groups call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure the independence, credibility and representativeness of the UN review's expert panel, and to champion meaningful, rights-affirming reform.
Decision-makers must invest in ending punitive drug policies and responses in favour of rights-based approaches that prioritise harm reduction and community leadership.
PsychedeliCare calls on the European Commission to foster equitable, timely, affordable, safe, and legal access to innovative psychedelic-assisted therapies.
HRI underscores how debates on drug policy, the death penalty, and HIV, supported by civil society advocacy, stressed the centrality of human rights, harm reduction, and proportionality.