As panic and geopolitics drive drug and bordering policy, harm reduction advocates find new ground at the UN — mobilising evidence, resisting disinformation, and taking the fight for rights to a global stage.
For the first time, a UN human rights body urges Canada to expand safe supply and end coercive drug treatment. The CRPD committee calls for voluntary, community-based care that respects autonomy and legal capacity in mental health and addiction.
In a historic move, the UN CRPD urges Canada to support safe supply and voluntary, rights-based harm reduction. Advocates from the HIV Legal Network call on the government to act, reform drug policy, and uphold disability rights.
Wire et al. conclude that Oregon's drug decriminalisation did not lead to an increase in emergency service calls and encourage strategies to counter public misconceptions of future reforms.
DPA calls on the US to abandon drug war strategies and embrace a health and human rights-based approach, showing how global prohibition fuels violence, poverty, and overdose crises.
HRNA notes that harm reduction education is inconsistently included in Canadian nursing programs, identifying key challenges, consequences, and improvements to meet escalating needs.
Amid US funding freezes, the future of clinics and healthcare services around the world is unclear, putting decades of progress in the global fight against HIV at risk.
