Prohibitionism, as a drug policy, is responsible for a range of human rights violations around the world. This article presents some of these violations and suggests what human rights NGOs can do to combat them.
CRISA, in collaboration with its partners, held the second national symposium on drugs and Drug Control Policy in Nigeria in Uyo, which resulted in the drafting of a statement on drug policy reform.
35 government representatives and civil society practitioners attended the consultation convened by the West African Drug Policy Network and other stakeholders and facilitated by WACSI with support from OSIWA.
This UNU report analyses major political and policy trends leading up to UNGASS 2016; cautions that the push for ‘flexibility’ in implementation of the drug control regime risks leading to policy fragmentation unless it is embedded in a larger, principle-based discussion; and offers recommendations for strengthening the outcome of UNGASS 2016.
CEDD highlights how women from a low socio-economic background in Latin America increasingly become victims of the drug laws and how this impacts them and their families.
Harm Reduction International discusses the emerging responses to amphetamine-related harms and consider the next steps for the international harm reduction community.
Mainline's partners in South Africa have published their 2015 interim report on human rights of drug users after starting harm reduction programmes earlier this year.
The UN's sixth edition of the World's Women Report reviews the most up to date data on gender disparities regarding socio-economic development across the globe.
O crescimento da África Ocidental como centro de tráfico, produção e consumo de drogas proporciona aos governos a oportunidade de fornecer respostas políticas mais fundamentadas.
West Africa’s development as a centre for drug trafficking, production and consumption gives governments the opportunity to embark on more enlightened policy responses.
According to this OSF report, all too often, the threat to children and young people presented by drugs is merely stated without sufficient scrutiny of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the measures adopted to protect them.
