Although the Action Plan facilitates the availability of evidence-based treatment options, calls for the implementation of harm reduction programs, and the collation of epidemiological data, key issues remain to be addressed.
President Joko Widodo thinks Indonesians will change their minds on execution laws as citizens in Europe had done in the past. "We are very open to options" he said.
By expanding the role of the military in drug control policy Argentina is failing to learn the lessons from its neighbours, running the risk of motivating extra-judicial killings and human rights abuses without reducing crime levels.
The conference favoured the exchange of information and the strengthening of networks between activists, civil servants and representatives from international organisations.
From Indonesia to Canada, open letters are sent to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asking him to change his approach to a more constructive, evidence-based one that addresses the root causes of drug use
Although people who use intravenous drugs are at a higher risk than other people who use drugs, harm reduction advocates say that supervised drug sites should cater for all users.
More than 500 inmates broke out of the centre in Dong Nai province on Sunday, some using fire extinguishers and sticks to smash walls and windows. Human rights groups have denounced conditions at local rehab centres and mass breakouts have occurred before.
