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17 June 2009

Lisbon's light-touch drugs policy

In 2001, the Portugese government decriminalised recreational drugs including heroin and cocaine in an attempt to reduce the number of hard drug users in the country. Eight years later, Claudia Hammond visited Lisbon to see whether the change in the law had been effective.
17 June 2009

IDPC Briefing on UK Launch of Drugs and Democracy Report

On 28th May 2009, Chatham House hosted the UK launch of Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift – the report of the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy. The report calls for the engagement of civil society and public opinion so that a debate on safer, more efficient and humane drug policies can take place.
10 June 2009

International AIDS Society letter to CND

The [22]International AIDS Society letter to the CND calls for the inclusion of evidence-based support for harm reduction, and for essential medicines for OST and palliative care into the global frameworks for control of narcotic drugs.
10 June 2009

UN Special Rapporteurs write to Chair of CND offering guidance on human rights

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment – Professor Manfred Nowak – and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health – Mr Anand Grover – have written to the Chairperson of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to 'offer guidance' regarding human rights issues.
10 June 2009

Building Consensus: A Reference Guide to Human Rights and Drug Policy

Human Rights Watch and the International Harm Reduction Association prepared this overview to assist country delegations during key debates at the UN High Level Meeting on drugs in March 2009 by showing the extent of support from international agencies and experts for human rights-based approaches to drug policy.