IDPC’s designation as an ‘undesirable organisation’ exemplifies Russia’s crackdown on civil society and human rights and, while it will not deter our work, it poses serious risks for people in Russia who engage with or share it.
The Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development reflects on ten years of the Brandenburg Forum and its contribution to more humane, development-oriented, evidence-based and rights-affirming drug policies.
IDPC discusses the Commission's post-consensus 'new normal' and how it creates opportunities for progress on harm reduction and reform amid growing divisions and threats to rights.
Ghana is moving to realise the promises of the 2020 drug law reform, prioritising a health and rights approach, and offering alternatives to conviction and incarceration.
Civil society and community networks call for the Political Declaration to protect community leadership, advance decriminalisation, sustainably finance harm reduction and place human rights at the centre.
The REFORM project demonstrated how community leadership, legal empowerment and media engagement can create mutually reinforcing pathways to advance health and rights-based drug policies.
IDPC offers recommendations on how the Expert Panel’s mandate should be interpreted, and proposes eight structural issues around which the Panel
could frame its deliberations and final report
The global coalition argues that the US's attacks on small boats are illegal under international law and devastating to the ecnomies of coastal communities.
EECA communities and civil society call on governments to ensure that the 2026 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS protects community-led responses, removes punitive barriers, and sustains harm reduction.
IDPC provides key recommendations on how the expert panel can meaningfully engage with civil society, directly affected communities, Indigenous Peoples and youth within their work.
TNI's Programme Director for Drugs & Democracy reflects on his career, noting both key areas of progress and the persistent, damaging pull toward securitisation.
