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Saudi Arabia: Executions for drug crimes

Twenty-four individuals have been executed for non-violent drug crimes.

News Alerts May 3, 2018

African Union: Compendium of good practices on drug use prevention, drug use disorders treatment and harm reduction

The Compendium consists of (15) articles, from AU Member States, describing best practice initiatives in prevention, treatment and harm reduction.

Publications March 22, 2018

Addressing barriers to effective HIV prevention and service delivery among people who inject drugs in Nigeria

Youth RISE Nigeria raises issues with data collection in the country, and calls for stronger commitments to effectively deploy harm reduction and HIV prevention services in an enabling environment.

Publications March 20, 2018

Uganda harm reduction network- (UHRN) Annual report 2017

Revitalizing HIV prevention programs for drug users especially those who inject drugs is paramount.

Publications March 20, 2018

MENA H Coalition to submit a proposal to the Global Fund

The MENA Coalition on HIV and Human Rights (MENA H Coalition) would like to formally announce its interest in applying for the Multi-Country Request for Proposals launched by the Global Fund to address the “Sustainability of services for Key Populations in the MENA region”.

News Alerts February 28, 2018

ZCLDN establishes community harm reduction centres in Zimbabwe

The centres would provide targeted harm reduction and prevention interventions to improve life outcomes for people who use drugs.

News Alerts February 26, 2018

Call for nominations for members of the governing board of the Society for AIDS in Africa

Three members will be elected, consisting the representative from each of the 3 regions: Eastern Africa, Western Africa and Southern Africa and Two members will be elected to represent the Central and Northern regions.

News Alerts February 26, 2018

Third World Quarterly special issue: Drugs, politics and society in the Global South

Maziyar Ghiabi, guest editor of the special issue explains the 3 main purposes of this issue: complementarity, questions of methods and discipline, and finally to challenge the established assumptions about the place of drugs in the social sciences.

Publications February 16, 2018

Policy brief for law enforcement officials on the provision of harm reduction services

Both the criminalization of drug use, and high stigma and discrimination faced by PWUD, negatively affect access to health services for this population.

Publications February 14, 2018

East African states discuss regional policy on drugs

If successful, East Africa will be the first region on the continent to formulate a policy for harm reduction services.

News Alerts February 7, 2018

Israel: Ministry releases guidelines for marijuana decriminalisation

Under new proposals, first time offenders would not have a criminal case filed against them.

News Alerts February 1, 2018

Nigerian executed in Saudi Arabia, 14 others to follow

“They claim that we peddled drugs and committed other drug-related offences, which according to them carry death penalty, but we want Nigeria to intervene and give us another chance to live".

News Alerts January 17, 2018

Iran suspends thousands of drug-related death sentences after years of domestic and international campaigning

International pressure pays off as Iran halts thousands of prisoners death sentences for drug crimes.

News Alerts January 15, 2018

Advocacy for women who use drugs in the MENA region

Mainline and MENAHRA provide practical guidelines, from messaging to evaluation, to advocate for harm reduction services for women who use drugs in the MENA region.

Publications December 29, 2017

Less discrimination, better services, more support for PLHIV using drugs

According to MENAHRA, pervasive legal, religious and sociocultural taboos are threatening the region’s low HIV prevalence.

Publications November 27, 2017

Drug laws in West Africa: A review and summary

IDPC and WACD summarise and review existing drug legislation from the 15 ECOWAS member states, as well as Mauritania and Morocco, concluding on the need for reform to align domestic laws with regional and international commitments.

Publications November 23, 2017

Be healthy - Know your viral load - Online training

30 October - 1 December 2017

The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) is inviting applications for the 2017 online training course on the rights of people who use drugs (PWUD), harm reduction, and drug policy reform.

Events 23 October 2017

Harm reduction in MENA: where do we stand?

MENAHRA offers an overview of the state of harm reduction in the region and highlights glaring gaps in research, advocacy and service provision.

Publications October 18, 2017

Iran eases death penalty laws for drug traffickers

Iranian lawmakers have amended the country's strict laws on narcotics, making it harder to put people to death for drug-related crimes.

News Alerts September 19, 2017

Activists stunned by Global Fund decision to end funding for regional HIV programming in Africa

Eight grants worth nearly $60 million are affected by the decision

News Alerts September 14, 2017

International Drug Policy Consortium

Middle East / North Africa