Drug policy and deprivation of liberty

The Global Commission on Drug Policy analyze the last thirty years of over-incarceration in closed settings, from prisons to migrant administrative detention and from mandatory treatment to private rehabilitation centers.

Publications 4 days, 15 hours ago

Geneva Drug Policy Week

24 - 28 June 2019

Geneva, Switzerland

The Drug Policy Week aims to connect relevant international and local actors with each other and to promote new synergies between them.

Events 8 May 2019

The campaign for a 'drug-free world' is costing lives

Current drug control efforts across the world are a threat to human dignity and the right to life.

News Alerts April 5, 2019

How drugs pour into the United States from Mexico

Trump's suggestion that a border wall will stem tide of drugs doesn't stand scrutiny.

News Alerts January 23, 2019

The lost decade in the global war on drugs

This conference aims to encourage an exchange of ideas on policy and practice regarding drug control policies at the multilateral level and discuss how punitive drug policies impact the International Geneva mandates.

Events January 7, 2019

Panel takes sobering read of status of international drug policies

The war on drugs has had a catastrophic impact on public health and human rights, particularly for populations already suffering vulnerabilities.

News Alerts December 5, 2018

Human rights and drug policy: The death penalty for drug offences and compulsory detention of people who use drugs

8 October 2018

Geneva, Switzerland

This briefing will present the latest trends and developments in these areas and discuss ways forward to uphold the human rights of people who use drugs.

Events 3 October 2018

Drug policy and the Sustainable Development Agenda

The Global Commission on Drug Policy analyses the global drug control regime's hindrances to the development agenda, and recommendations to end these frictions.

Publications October 1, 2018

Regulation - The responsible control of drugs

The Global Commission on Drug Policy addresses challenges and outlines pathways towards the legal regulation of drugs.

Publications September 28, 2018

What Kofi Annan learnt about drugs that Trump seems to ignore...

The divergence between the Commission’s progressing stance on legal regulation and Trump’s Global Call to Action reminds us of the many obstacles facing drug policy reform. But it is also a promising reminder of the waning hegemony of the war on drugs rhetoric.

Blog Posts September 25, 2018

By Juan Fernandez OchoaCampaigns and Communications Officer

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