The Harm Reduction Consortium presents the first edition of the Global Drug Policy Index, which documents, measures and compares national-level drug policies against the UN Common Position on drugs.

Singapore must halt Nagaenthran’s execution and commit to ending the cruel practice of killing people in the name of drug control.

IDPC call on the ECDD to consider the profound impacts of legal and policy choices that may be triggered by international scheduling and to take the lessons from past national controls duly into account before taking any further steps towards bringing kratom under international control.

The Cornell Center on Death Penalty Worldwide and HRI highlight trends that characterise the gendered impacts of the implementation of the death penalty for drug offences.

Sandøy et al. reveal young people from wealthier households are more likely to be exempted from prosecution.

Leaked footage of police torture exposes deeply-rooted culture of police abuse in the name of drug-control.

Despite relying on police discretion, the move strengthens advocates' calls to approach drug use from a health perspective.

High-level debates on the decriminalisation of drug possession and changes in sentencing for trafficking offences have failed to materialise, despite the urgency of changes.

The regulatory history of eradication efforts in Mexico is characterised by growing militarisation.

Duterte has previously indicated that he will block ICC investigations.