The Washington Office on Latin America announces the third annual WOLA-Duke Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America for the best current, non-fiction book published in English on human rights, democracy and social justice in contemporary Latin America. The author of the winning book will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
Заявление НПО: Заявление Евразийской сети снижения вреда и Youth R.I.S.E. в связи с Вопросом 6 на повестке дня (Сокращение спроса на наркотики: положение в области злоупотребления наркотиками в мире).
К представлению во время 53 – ей сессии Комиссии по наркотическим средствам в Вене, 11 марта 2010 г.
Представлена: Дарией Очерет, член Руководящего комитета ЕССВ.
This NGO statement was presented on behalf of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) and the Youth R.I.S.E. regarding Agenda Item 6 ('Drug demand reduction: world situation with regards to drug abuse') of the 53rd Session of the COmmission on Narcotic Drugs, Plenary Meeting, in Vienna on March, 11th 2010. This statement was presented by Ms. Daria Ocheret, Chair of the Steering Committee of EHRN.
IDPC and Transform have been successful in our application for a Drug Policy Networking Zone at the upcoming International AIDS Conference to be held in Vienna from the 18th to 22nd July 2010. There has been agreement that the Drug Policy Networking Zone will be co-located together with the Human Rights and Harm Reduction Networking Zones. We encourage those of you planning to attend the conference to propose activities for the zone relating to your areas of expertise that will be of interest to the AIDS 2010 conference delegates. Please read the attached document carefully and if you wish to make a proposal for activities / display your publications and/or volunteer, please complete the form and email it back to jane@tdpf.org.uk by no later than Friday 30th April 2010.
On the 19-20 March 2010, APF and IDPC co-hosted the first informal policy dialogue for the South East European region. The dialogue was attended by NGO presentatives and policy makers from 8 countries in the region.
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is joining a global movement of legal and trade experts, activists and students, grandmothers' groups and labour organisations, calling on the Canadian government to use its current leadership position to ensure greater access to medicines for AIDS and other public health needs in developing countries.
The main objectives of the Public Hearing were to discuss the 'Report on Global Illicit Drugs Market 1998-2007' and to define the conclusions of the Report that will be brought out by ENDOC during the General UNODC Conference in Vienna. The participants were EU NGO representatives, as well as members of the European Commission and Parliament. This meeting was a unique opportunity for NGO Veza to share ideas and problems regarding drug policy issues with the government representative of the Ministry of Health and the Euro Health Group for three days. This Public Hearing helped NGO Veza to build a bridge of cooperation with the Ministry of Health and therefore with other state institutions competent to help drug users in Serbia.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy is seeking a highly motivated, well-organized, multi-lingual individual to become the organization's first international liaison.
The Drug Policy Alliance has an immediate opening for a National Organizing and Field Director, to lead its organizing efforts among drug policy reform allies around the country and DPA’s Policy staff.
A 28 year old psychologist and AIDS activist has been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in Uzbekistan. Authorities had been angered by the publishing of a pamphlet written by Popov called “The Healthy Way of Life: a Manual for Teachers of the 21st Century.”
As per last year, IHRA and IDPC will once again be blogging live from the CND. Reporting on CNDblog is uploaded as the debates themselves are taking place, making CNDblog the fastest and most complete record of what is happening at CND.
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance and the International Council of AIDS Services Organizations (ICASO) are conducting an online consultation for civil society and other interested parties to input into the draft community systems strengthening framework (CSS for short). Please feed into this consultation through the online survey by no later than 5th March 2010. It is crucial to get the views from harm reduction and drug user organisations.