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21 March 2020

UN Committee calls Ukraine to decriminalize the possession of drugs

Ukraine has also been urged to combat stigmatisation through adequate training.

21 March 2020

Liberate plant teachers: Help grow the Ayahuasca Defense Fund

The ICEERS Ayahuasca Defense Fund (ADF) helps people who have been arrested by uniting the legal and scientific communities, and public policy expertise.

21 March 2020

Harm reduction must go on: Position of European harm reduction networks on COVID-19

People who use drugs are a risk group in the COVID-19 epidemic and adequate protections should be deployed accordingly.

21 March 2020

ПОЗИЦИЯ CORRELATION-ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЙ СЕТИ СНИЖЕНИЯ ВРЕДА И ЕВРАЗИЙСКОЙ АССОЦИАЦИИ СНИЖЕНИЯ ВРЕДА О НЕПРЕРЫВНОСТИ УСЛУГ ПО СНИЖЕНИЮ ВРЕДА ВО ВРЕМЯ КРИЗИСА, СВЯЗАННОГО С COVID-19

Людей, употребляющих наркотики (ЛУН), можно рассматривать в качестве группы риска в отношении эпидемии COVID-19.

21 March 2020

A redução de danos deve continuar: Posição das redes europeias de redução de danos com relação ao covid-19

Pessoas que usam drogas (PUD) podem ser consideradas como um grupo de risco na epidemia do COVID-19.

27 March 2020

Commentary: Still reeling from Duterte’s war on drugs, Manila’s poor hit hardest by COVID-19

The government’s mandated lockdown has pulled the rug under Manila’s poor.

27 March 2020

Pandemic pushes British Columbia to move forward on safe take-home drug supply strategy

Eligible patients must be at risk of COVID-19 infection, have a history of ongoing drug use, and be deemed at high risk of withdrawal or overdose.

27 March 2020

Colombia: State must take appropriate measures to protect prison population from COVID-19 pandemic

The already precarious situation of people in prison is worsened by COVID-19 pandemic.

27 March 2020

Explainer: How will the emergency release of New South Wales prisoners due to coronavirus work?

Emergency legislation will see people in situations of vulnerability and deemed to pose a 'low risk to the community' released on parole.

27 March 2020

Release prisoners in South Africa to meet health mandate: Covid-19 appeal

South African advocates say correctional services should prioritise the release of the elderly and people serving short sentences for non-violent crimes.

31 March 2020

Call to action COVID-19 - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

HRI and other leading harm reduction organisations call for specific guidelines on people who use drugs and right to health in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.