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

Solidarity that cannot be confined – Support. Don’t Punish 2020 Global Day of Action – Summary report

The Support. Don’t Punish campaign documents global efforts to progress harm reduction and drug policy reform as part of the 2020 Global Day of Action.

Publications January 14, 2021

HepaGo – Supporting people living on the streets during the pandemic

The programme provides access to free HCV, HIV and syphilis screenings, counselling and referrals to treatment.

News Alerts December 21, 2020

UN75—Race, COVID-19, and the War on Drugs

4 December 2020 15:30-17:00

Live stream

Open Society Foundations hosts a discussion on how abuses of power concerning race, drugs, and repression can be properly addressed.

Events 27 November 2020

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

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Decolonizing drug policy: Perspectives from the Americas and Asia

Solidarity that cannot be confined – Support. Don’t Punish 2020 Global Day of Action – Summary report

HepaGo – Supporting people living on the streets during the pandemic

UN75—Race, COVID-19, and the War on Drugs

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

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