Towards a future without mandatory detention: A three-part series of dialogues with frontline and local leaders

14:00 17 November - 16:00 19 November 2020

Live stream

This collective reflection aims to examine current mandatory detention policies which have proved inefficient, and call governments to refocus on health and social justice.

Events 13 November 2020

The role of harm reduction in a comprehensive approach to drugs

This event will provide context and perspectives on global harm reduction developments linking strongly to the health-related focus of the upcoming CND intersessional topics.

Events October 5, 2020

Want to reform the police? That must start with decriminalizing drugs

Police often justify violence against people of colour by claiming drugs were involved, even when none were found. Decriminalizing drug use eliminates that tactic.

News Alerts September 24, 2020

Sustainable development and drug policy in West Africa

17 September 2020

Online

Insights from the Model Drug Law and examples from Ghana, Sierra Leone and elsewhere and the donor perspective.

Events 10 September 2020

Regional Conference on Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa

14 - 16 September 2020

Online

The event aims to analyse the impact of measures adopted to contain COVID-19 on the rights and welfare of those experiencing social marginality and other forms of social-economic disadvantage.

Events 29 July 2020

Prisons in COVID context: how community health systems work in EECA region

24 July 2020 14:00-17:00

Online

The conference is aimed at sharing and promoting best practices and legal initiatives on medical and social services for inmates and those released in the COVID-19 circumstances.

Events 15 July 2020

10 lessons from HIV for the COVID-19 response

Lessons include prioritising harm reduction, building trust, strengthening communities, reducing policing and avoiding blame and stigmatisation.

News Alerts June 22, 2020

How the war on drugs continues to fuel authoritarianism

This live-streamed conversation will explore the current state of the drug war, the anti-racism protests taking place across the world, responses from political leaders and the rise of authoritarianism in the context of COVID-19.

Events June 19, 2020

COVID-19: A wake-up call for criminal justice reform

18 June 2020 14:00

Online

The webinar will discuss drug control and criminal justice reform opportunities to address the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable people in West Africa.

Events 9 June 2020

COVID-19 and illicit markets

2 June 2020 14:00-15:30

Online

This online discussion hosted by LSE will provide an overview of the impact of the pandemic on drug markets and its consequences for people who use drugs and policy makers.

Events 27 May 2020

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Towards a future without mandatory detention: A three-part series of dialogues with frontline and local leaders

The role of harm reduction in a comprehensive approach to drugs

Want to reform the police? That must start with decriminalizing drugs

Sustainable development and drug policy in West Africa

Regional Conference on Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa

Prisons in COVID context: how community health systems work in EECA region

10 lessons from HIV for the COVID-19 response

How the war on drugs continues to fuel authoritarianism

COVID-19: A wake-up call for criminal justice reform

COVID-19 and illicit markets

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