Violence, policing & punishment

Death penalty

19 May 2025
58th Human Rights Council: Drug policy highlights

58th Human Rights Council: Drug policy highlights

HRI underscores how debates on drug policy, the death penalty, and HIV, supported by civil society advocacy, stressed the centrality of human rights, harm reduction, and proportionality.
28 February 2025
Annual report on the death penalty in Iran 2024

Annual report on the death penalty in Iran 2024

IHRNGO and ECPM notes a significant increase in drug-related executions, disproportionately impacting marginalised communities, and calls on the UN and wider international community to act.
12 February 2025
Human Rights Watch: World Report 2025

Human Rights Watch: World Report 2025

HRW denounces human rights violations, including in relation to drug policy ranging from punitive laws to extrajudicial executions, and demands truth and justice.
3 November 2024
57th Human Rights Council: Drug policy highlights

57th Human Rights Council: Drug policy highlights

HRI spotlights key concerns from the 57th Human Rights Council, including rising drug-related executions, human rights violations in Sri Lanka, and racial disparities in criminal justice.