IDPC Publications

A key role and added value of IDPC is the production of policy analysis for a broad range of audiences including academia, civil society and policy makers. The majority of these publications are collaborations with members and partners, and are translated into multiple languages to support and facilitate advocacy.

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16 April 2024

Decriminalising drug use and sex work to end the criminalisation of poverty and homelessness - Submission to the UNSRs on the right to adequate housing and on extreme poverty and human rights

IDPC and other organisations encourage the Special Rapporteurs to acknowledge the harmful effects of criminalising drug use and sex work in relation to the policing of people living in poverty in public spaces.

9 April 2024

For a drug policy that makes Europe safer, healthier, and more just - Drug policy manifesto for the 2024 European Parliament elections

Over 30 European organisations acknowledge the failure of drug policies and demand a new approach prioritising health, rights, and community participation

4 April 2024

Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Navigating justice for womxn who use drugs in Southeast Asia

IDPC, HON, IDUCARE and SPINN outline barriers faced by women who use drugs in realising their health and right, showcases good practices of care and support, and proposes recommendations for reform.

11 March 2024

3rd Brandenburg Forum (BBF) in Geneva: Consolidating progress for human rights in drug policy - Meeting report

This meeting report summarises key debates and interventions, and provides an account of the priorities identified by participants.

23 January 2024

Analysis of the World Drug Report 2023: The promise and peril of going green

IDPC, Viso Mutop and GDPO explore the report's discussion of buoyant drug markets and UNODC's stance on key issues like decriminalisation, human rights and environmental impact, noting the growing influence of green criminology and its potential to reshape perspectives.

13 December 2023

IDPC Progress Report 2022-2023

IDPC summarises key wins and progress achieved between April 2022 and March 2023 toward ensuring that social justice and human rights are core tenets of drug policies.

4 December 2023

Off track: Shadow report for the mid-term review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration on drugs

IDPC draws on wide-ranging data from UN, government, academic and civil society sources to conclude that there has been little, incomplete or no progress in achieving the goals set out in the 2019 Ministerial Declaration on Drugs.

16 November 2023

Justice is setting them free: Women, drug policies, and incarceration in Latin America

The Working Group on Women, Drug Policy and Incarceration reflects on almost ten years of collective research and joint advocacy, achievements and disappointments, as well as challenges and opportunities for the future.

10 October 2023

The 2024 Mid-term review: Paving the way towards transformative drug policies grounded in reality

IDPC lays out the main challenges and opportunities offered by the upcoming 2024 mid-term review, underscoring that the objectives set out in 2019 have not been met and that a new approach is urgently needed.

15 September 2023

Moving away from the punitive paradigm: An analysis of the 2023 OHCHR report on drug policy

IDPC highlights the major gains from the 2023 OHCHR report on human rights and drug policy, and provides recommendations to Member States and UN entities for its effective implementation.

31 August 2023

Stuck in the inertia of the past: Report of the 66th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

IDPC notes clashes between reform and status quo advocates in the international community, in the context of tensions related to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia and increasingly central calls for systemic change.

15 August 2023

Comments to draft General Recommendation N. 37 on racial discrimination in the enjoyment of the right to health - IDPC submission to CERD

IDPC, Amnesty International, CDPE, HRI, DPA, Release and CELS provide evidence on the role of drug policies as a driver of discriminatory policing and incarceration.