Mass incarceration, compulsory detention and executions have only compounded drug-related challenges, leaving those in situations of vulnerability worse off.
Due to domestic party disagreement, the Democrats were unable to pass a bill to legalise cannabis and that to many was an 'urgent' civil rights issue and an opportunity to deal with the consequences of the war on drugs on minorities.
As civil society and global experts gather in Porto for the 26th International Harm Reduction Conference, hundreds of NGOs are calling on the international community to address the ongoing global health and human rights crisis among people who use drugs.
В то время как гражданское общество и глобальные эксперты объединились для участия в 26-й Международной конференции по снижению вреда, 334 НПО призывают международное сообщество разрешить продолжающийся глобальный кризис в сфере здравоохранения и прав человека среди людей, употребляющих наркотики.