Record drug seizures, falling retail prices and overcrowded prisons expose the failure of punitive drug control across South-East Asia and strengthen the case for decriminalisation.
This joint civil society submission warns that restrictive laws and funding barriers are undermining the rights and operations of organisations supporting people who use drugs and other marginalised communities.
Gunaratne et al. reveal high levels of non-fatal overdose, identifying structural, behavioural, and health-related factors that call for urgent expansion of harm reduction, mental health support, and overdose prevention.
Nine human rights groups condemn the Maldives’ push to impose the death penalty for drug trafficking, warning it violates international law and defies global abolition trends.
Politicians in Punjab have renewed calls for a zero-tolerance approach to the drug market, but escalating harms necessitate a reorientation towards harm reduction and human rights.
This webinar aims to present updates on developments in decriminalisation around the world, the backlash in Oregon (US), British Columbia (Canada) and Porto (Portugal), and to discuss their impacts on drug policy and advocacy in Asia.
IDPC joins over 30 organisations worldwide calling for a stop to the Yukthiya operation, the end of compulsory centres and arbitrary detention, and resources for evidence-based treatment and care.
Policing issues, ambiguity in regulatory policies, and lack of infrastructure to measure beneficial use hinders the exploration of cannabis for its medicinal properties.
