WOLA documents how the US' lethal bombing campaign amounts to extrajudicial execution, has had little impact on cocaine trafficking, and demands an immediate end and accountability.
The Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development reflects on ten years of the Brandenburg Forum and its contribution to more humane, development-oriented, evidence-based and rights-affirming drug policies.
IDPC, CELS, HRI and WOLA warn that conflating drug trafficking with terrorism enables unlawful military action, weakens human rights protections and restricts civil society space.
The Working Group on Women and Incarceration in Latin America analyses how the fight against organised crime affects women in contact with prison systems, as well as their families and children.
PRI and TIJ discuss how punitive drug policies continue to drive imprisonment, while incarcerated people who use drugs face severe gaps in evidence-based harm reduction.
HRI, WHRIN and IDPC call on states to dismantle punitive drug policies that expose women and gender-diverse people to criminalisation, violence and barriers to healthcare, and to invest in gender-responsive, community-led harm reduction services.
HRI, ESOHR, KHRC and WHRIN call for the abolition of the death penalty for drug offences, highlighting its disproportionate impact on women and girls .
The Working Group on Women, Drug Policy and Incarceration analyses how punitive drug policies have driven the incarceration of women in Latin America and proposes gender-sensitive and intersectional responses.
Acción Andina and the Programa Libertas outline how punitive practices and prohibitionist logics persist in Bolivia, highlighting the voices of surviving victims.
This joint civil society submission warns that restrictive laws and funding barriers are undermining the rights and operations of organisations supporting people who use drugs and other marginalised communities.
C-EHRN highlights shifting drug trends across Europe, noting the rising prevalence of polydrug use, potent synthetic substances, and the critical need for adapted harm reduction services.
The Drug Policy Alliance says shifting from fear-based narratives to positive, public health messaging is key to building safer and healthier communities.
