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13 April 2015

The problem of glyphosate spraying

A report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer has reopened the debate about the advisability of aerial spraying with glyphosate in Colombia. Nevertheless, the Colombian Ministry of Health is keeping silent on the official propaganda that maintains that glyphosate is not damaging to human health.

13 April 2015

Identifying common ground on public health for UNGASS 2016

With an eye to UNGASS 2016, the United Nations University is convening a panel discussion to consider where common ground might be found on public health issues.

12 April 2015

LEAD programme proves successful

The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programme in Belltown has reduced criminal-recidivism rates by up to 60 percent for the poor, chronically homeless, low-level drug dealers, users and sex workers it was designed to help.

9 April 2015

Talking Africa - Follow up on civil society workshop on drug policy in West Africa

The main aim of the workshop was to develop the capacity of civil society organisations in the region on issues related to drug policy, drug prevention and treatment, harm reduction, security and governance, and effective advocacy.

9 April 2015

French Parliament approves experimentation of safe injection rooms

On 7th April, the French Parliament (Assemblée nationale) adopted the experimentation of safe injection rooms for a period of a maximum of six years, after more than four hours of lively debates between the left wing party and the right wing, UMP.

8 April 2015

How Russia harasses people demanding access to substitution therapy through the European Court of Human Rights

Alexei Kurmanayevsky, former staff member at the Vershina Kazan rehabilitation clinic in Russia, recounts how he was harassed and fired because of his views on substitution therapy.

8 April 2015

Video report of the UN drug debate by Drug Reporter

The Drug Reporter video advocacy team attended the 58th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the largest drug policy gathering in the world and have shared some great videos from the day.

8 April 2015

Evaluating the ''Support don't punish'' campaign: A global show of force going from strength to strength

The Support don't punish campaign, exceeds all expectations with immense positive feedback from partners and also from an independent evaluation.

8 April 2015

Here comes Italy: The next country to legalise marijuana?

The Italian Parliament, along with around 60 lawmakers, have signed on to a motion to begin the process of legalising cannabis.

8 April 2015

Chile opens debate on marijuana bill

The Congressional Health Committee in Chile have approved a bill that would legalise the cultivation of marijuana for private recreational or medicinal use, opening up the debate in the socially conservative country.

7 April 2015

Government in Thailand are told, ''there are too many women in jail''

The director-general of the Corrections Department in Thailand has said that the government needs to amend laws and address the increasing number of incarcerated women of which a high number are related to suppressive drug policies in order to adhere to the UN's Bangkok rules.

2 April 2015

UN Human Rights Committee deplores Indonesia’s response to its call to stop executions for drug-related crimes

The UN Human Rights Committee's calls in 2013 for Indonesia to stop executing prisoners for drug-related crimes did not deter Indonesia's actions which have been classified as an E grade, meaning that their actions go against the committee's recommendations.