Civil society engagement

Events

Campaign for the elimination of violence against women who use drugs (EVAWUD 2025)

World

25 November 2025 - 10 December 2025

EVAWUD is a global campaign held during the 16 Days of Activism (25 Nov–10 Dec), demanding an end to violence against women and gender diverse people who use drugs through human rights–based, gender-responsive, and harm reduction–oriented drug policies.

IDPC in the Media14 October 2025

Open letter to the WHO calls for leadership on harm reduction

Thumb: Talking Drugs

Publications6 October 2025

Safeguarding rights in EU drug policy - Contribution to the European Commission's call for evidence on the EU drugs strategy and action plan against drug trafficking

IDPC calls on the European Commission to ensure the next Strategy is balanced, evidence-based, and rights-centred, prioritising harm reduction, civil society participation, and policy innovation over punitive approaches.

News2 October 2025

An Asean free from 'wars on drugs'

International cooperation through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations presents an opportunity to consistently align regional drug policy with human rights standards.

IDPC in the Media2 October 2025

An Asean free from 'wars on drugs'

Bangkok Post Thumb: AFP

News25 September 2025

As ASEAN drug policy transitions, where will the Philippines stand?

Punitive drug policies in ASEAN have failed to achieve ‘drug-free’ goals, while harm reduction offers a pragmatic, rights-based alternative already showing results in the region — albeit torpedoed by Singapore's hardline stance.

News2 September 2025

60th Session of the Human Rights Council: Drug policy opportunities

The 60th Session is an opportunity to bring attention to the impact of drug control policies on human rights worldwide, with the death penalty, violations of international humanitarian law, forced disappearances, and discussions on arbitrary detention taking place.

News8 August 2025

C-EHRN statement on the elimination of EU4Health operating grants for civil society organisations

C-EHRN urges the European Commission to reconsider its decision to eliminate EU4Health operating grants, warning that it endangers vital public health and human rights protections.

Events

World Drug Report 2025: Webinar for civil society

Online

4 September 2025 - 4 September 2025

This VNGOC webinar on the 2025 World Drug Report will focus on health, crime, and environmental impacts.

News17 July 2025

From the roots up: The Support. Don’t Punish campaign’s lifetime evaluation 2013-2023

Drawing on insights from over 200 partners, the campaign’s evaluation explores how Support. Don’t Punish has fostered the development of a global movement capable of shifting narratives, mobilising communities, and sparking change for rights-based, harm-reducing laws, policies and practices.

Blog3 July 2025

Same fight, new arena: Mobilising expertise in times of regression

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.

News2 June 2025

Stop the crackdown – Save lives: Defend civil society and the rule of law in Hungary

124 NGOs from 48 countries condemn Hungary’s 2025 drug war crackdown on people who use drugs, harm reduction services, and civil society, calling for urgent Europe-wide action.

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