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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19 January 2022

Arbitrary detention and the criminalisation of people who use drugs in Africa

IDPC and APCOF summarise discussions from a multi-stakeholder meeting addressing the links between criminalisation and human rights violations, regional policy developments and avenues for future reform.

10 January 2022

‘Marginalising the most marginalised’: Gathering evidence on how the welfare state discriminates against people who use drugs - Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

IDPC highlights the many ways how people who use drugs are denied access to vital social protection services.

15 December 2021

Human rights and drug policies in Nepal

This report provides a comprehensive review of the human rights situation of people who use drugs in Nepal, and examines how Nepal’s repressive and outmoded drug policies are contributing to the violation of several human rights recognised under international and domestic law.

6 December 2021

Accelerating community-led HIV responses: Adapting positive practice beyond the COVID-19 crisis

This PITCH paper highlights examples of positive shifts in policy, programme and service delivery as well as rights protections for people living with and at greatest risk of HIV, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

29 November 2021

IDPC progress report 2020-2021

IDPC contextualises its most recent period of activities under the light of 15 lessons learnt over our network's fifteen years of existence.

25 November 2021

IDPC Membership Survey 2020: Summary of results

The IDPC membership share insights on progress and setbacks in drug policy reform in 47 countries.

17 November 2021

Drug policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Africa cannot achieve the SDG targets without reforming drug policies

IDPC, TB/HIV Care and ARASA demonstrate how drug policy reform is a sustainable development issue that African countries need to urgently address to achieve the SDGs.

17 November 2021

Política de drogas e os Objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável (ODSs): A África não pode alcançar as metas dos ODSs sem reformar as políticas de droga

IDPC, TB/HIV Care e ARASA demonstram como a reforma da política de drogas é uma questão de desenvolvimento sustentável que os países africanos precisam de abordar urgentemente para alcançar os ODS.

7 November 2021

The Global Drug Policy Index 2021 - Analytical report

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.

23 September 2021

How to use the West Africa Model Drug Law: ‘Explainer’ 2: Guide for civil society advocacy

This short document serves as a practical guide for civil society on possible ways to use the Model Drug Law in advancing drug policy reform in West Africa and beyond.

23 September 2021

How to use the West Africa Model Drug Law: ‘Explainer’ 1: Summary of key elements

This ‘explainer’ aims to provide a more accessible summary of the key elements included in the West Africa Model Drug Law.

22 September 2021

Cannabis regulation: Lessons from the illicit tobacco trade

IDPC draws lessons from the challenges of tobacco control, including in relation to corporate capture, to inform the design of equitable, inclusive and sustainable cannabis legal regulation.