Justice Project Pakistan's brief shows how Pakistan's punitive drug control system places women at greater risk of criminalisation, particularly those facing structural, social and economic barriers, and calls for gender-responsive legislation that upholds their rights.
The UN Special Rapporteur concludes that US military attacks against people suspected of drug trafficking cannot be justified under international law and may constitute crimes against humanity.
EHRA argues that debates over different naloxone formulations in the EECA region distract from the barriers preventing it from reaching the people most likely to witness an overdose.
The OHCHR highlights how punitive approaches expose women and girls to disproportionate incarceration, violence, discrimination and barriers to services, and urges states to adopt a rights-based and gender-responsive perspective, including decriminalisation and responsible regulation.
The report summarises the Dialogue's discussions, highlighting progress and implementation gaps under Act 1019 as well as priorities for strengthening harm reduction, treatment, human rights and public health responses.
The Global Commission on Drug Policy calls for a child rights-based overhaul of drug policy, urging governments to move away from punitive approaches and ensure access to health services, essential controlled medicines, harm reduction and safeguards.
Potter et al.'s findings challenge stereotypes of cannabis growers, finding that small-scale cultivation is increasingly widespread, socially embedded, and largely disconnected from profit-driven drug markets and serious criminal activity.
WHRIN documents 19 actions led by women and gender expansive people who use drugs across 16 countries, with this year's campaign marked by country-level coordination and consortium collaborations that increased the reach of collective action.
Abbas et al. highlight major gaps and barriers in access to harm reduction, including legal restrictions, stigma, and limited integration with healthcare, and call for more accessible, tailored services.
Kankainen and Tammi draw on a recent regional conference to examine the growing importance of human rights, civic participation and democracy in Nordic drug policy debates.
HRI, IDPC and EHRA highlight the barriers faced by people who use drugs in accessing essential medicines and harm reduction services, calling on states to reform drug policies and invest in the harm reduction response.
The UN Expert Mechanism on Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement calls for a fundamental shift away from punitive and militarised drug policies towards decriminalisation, responsible regulation and approaches grounded in racial justice, human rights, public health and community participation.
