Publications

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10 June 2009

Eurasian Harm Reduction Network Report - The impact of drug policy on health and human rights in Eastern Europe: A year after UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs

With the goal to assess the 10-year progress in Eastern Europe after the 1998 UNGASS on drugs, Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) conducted a review in 4 countries of the region: Georgia, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine, all of which have experienced a major increase in drug related problems. The report calls for a more balanced approach to drug policy with investment in public health and human rights. The report is available English and Russian.
25 April 2009

Drugs in Portugal: did decriminalisation work?

Under Portugal's new regime, people found guilty of possessing small amounts of drugs are sent to a panel consisting of a psychologist, social worker and legal adviser for appropriate treatment (which may be refused without criminal punishment), instead of jail. The question is, does the new policy work?
14 April 2009

CND Political Declaration

These two documents are the versions presented to delegates when they arrived at the high level meeting on 11th March.
31 March 2009

Human rights abuses in the name of drug treatment: reports from the field

The accounts below, drawn from published literature and from those who have passed through treatment in Asia and the former Soviet Union, detail the range of abuses practiced in the name of drug dependence treatment, and suggest the need for reform on grounds of health and human rights.