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Justice for all - Decisive action to reform laws that criminalise poverty and status

This side event will provide an opportunity for Member States, UN bodies, and civil society actors to set out clear goals and decisive action needed to decriminalise poverty and status, linked to the work of the UN Crime Commission and other international mechanisms and initiatives.

Events May 5, 2022

Global Consequences of the War on Drugs: Perspectives from Former Open Society Fellows

22 September 2021

Online

In this panel discussion, former Open Society fellows and global drug policy experts examine the international impacts of the war on drugs and provide insights on how to shift drug policy from prohibition and punishment to health and human rights.

Events 14 September 2021

Parliamentary dialogue on effective drug control in Nigeria

7 July 2021 10:00

Kado, Abuja

In commemoration of the 2021 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, YouthRISE Nigeria will be convening a one-day policy round-table on effective drug control in Nigeria.

Events 6 July 2021

How the United States fuelled a global drug war, and why it must end

June 2021 marks 50 years since Richard Nixon declared “drug abuse” the United States’ “public enemy number one.” It is a grim anniversary that resonates not only in the United States but all over the world. The global drug war is an unmitigated human rights disaster, well-documented in painstaking…

News Alerts July 5, 2021

50 years of the failed drug war and its consequences in Latin America: A conversation with former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo

16 June 2021 16:00-17:00

Online

Former President Zedillo discusses how the war on drugs has damaged rather than aided Latin America's social, economic, and political development.

Events 12 June 2021

30th Session of the commission on crime prevention and criminal justice

17 - 21 May 2021

Online

The session will touch on various criminal justice issues such as the unchecked spread of Covid-19 in prisons and the criminalisation of the world's poor and marginalised.

Events 14 May 2021

Drug use for grown-ups: A conversation with Carl Hart

19 April 2021 22:00-23:30

Live stream

Dr. Hart draws on his own research and personal experience to argue criminalisation and anti-drug-user stigma sustains systemic racism.

Events 12 April 2021

Report: Virtual regional conference on COVID-19 and the decriminalisation of petty offences in Africa

APCOF sheds lights on the impact of securitised responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on marginalised populations.

Publications March 30, 2021

"Righting a Wrong!": Virtual convening around African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights' advisory opinion on vagrancy laws

25 March 2021

Online

What implications for the declaration by the African Court on Human and People's Rights on colonial-era vagrancy laws violating the African Charter on Human rights?

Events 8 March 2021

Decolonizing drug policy: Perspectives from the Americas and Asia

25 January 2021 17:30-18:30

Online

Decriminalisation and legalisation could be an important step in mending drug policy's history of racism and discrimination.

Events 19 January 2021

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