The Barcelona declaration

On International Women’s Day 2019, dozens of organisations joined forces to call out the disproportionate impact of the war on drugs on women and gender non-conforming people.

News Alerts April 5, 2019

Women and Harm Reduction International Network's statement on International Women's Day

The use of drugs should not equate to curtailed sexual and reproductive health options, nor does it lead to inadequate parenting.

News Alerts March 8, 2019

Voices from the left behind: Protecting the human rights of women who use drugs

6 December 2018 09:00-10:00

Vienna, Austria

This side event will evaluate the key challenges for women who use drugs to access health services, including in political environments where drug use remains heavily criminalised.

Events 29 November 2018

Women and Harm Reduction International Network statement at the occasion of International Overdose Awareness Day

On International Overdose Awareness Day 2018, WHRIN calls attention to the gender specific needs of women who use drugs (WUD) and the need for urgent responses to address the ever rising death toll for accidental overdose.

News Alerts August 31, 2018

Civil society statement - The UNGASS outcome document: Diplomacy or denialism?

Civil society groups from all over the world have released a statement condemning governments for failing to acknowledge the devastating consequences of punitive and repressive drug policies as they prepare for a UN summit on the issue next month.

News Alerts March 13, 2016

Support, don't punish women who use drugs - an infographic by WHRIN

On 26 June, 2015 the Global Day of Action we call on UN agencies, governments and community leaders to take action in addressing the harmful consequences of the war on drugs on women’s lives.

Blog Posts June 24, 2015

NGOs highlight human rights violations committed in the name of drug control

In order to feed into the report being prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the UNGASS, NGOs from all over the world have submitted their contributions on how drug control affects human rights.

News Alerts May 18, 2015

INPUD human rights submission against USA's treatment of pregnant women

The report denounces the USA’s failure to address the growing body of counterproductive and regressive state laws, policies, and practices that substantially undermine women’s dignity and status as persons under the law.

Publications September 17, 2014

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