The SPT outlines its recent activities, warns that punitive drug policies contribute to torture and ill-treatment, and urges evidence-based voluntary treatment, harm reduction, and oversight.
US foreign aid cuts imperil the harm reduction and HIV responses, mark a global intensification of reactionary politics, and expose the world's reliance on foreign funding to support domestic care services.
Cuts in foreign aid and shrinking space for civil society are jeopardising decades of progress in harm reduction, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health rights.
The latest CND offered key milestones in terms of scrutiny of the global drug control regime and coca-related reform, despite the United States' disruptive participation.
The Committee's concluding observations on the Philippines and the United Kingdom include clear recommendations on aligning drug policy with human rights standards.
HRI discusses a worrying increase in the use of the death penalty for drug offences, noting significant knowledge gaps and analysing progress in moving past it.
INPUD's survey highlights the devastating effects of foreign aid cuts on harm reduction programming and community networks, calling for emergency funding mechanisms, increased domestic support and intensified advocacy.
