Health & harm reduction

Publications1 July 2025

Mapping repression: Legal trends impacting civil society in CEECA

EHRA’s new report ties the war on drugs to broader crackdowns, showing how laws targeting “foreign agents,” drug speech, and LGBTQI+ communities are chipping away at rights across CEECA.

Publications20 June 2025

Concluding observations on the combined 2nd and 3rd periodic reports of Canada - Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

For the first time, a UN human rights body urges Canada to expand safe supply and end coercive drug treatment. The CRPD committee calls for voluntary, community-based care that respects autonomy and legal capacity in mental health and addiction.

News16 June 2025

Punjab needs healing: Drug policy struggles in India

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.

Publications9 June 2025

The development of a digital story anti-stigma campaign: A community-based participatory research approach

Dr. Miller, Raychelle Baffo, and Andy O’Hara reveal how stigma harms people who use drugs, through hostile systems, housing barriers, and criminalization. These advocates urge action: raising awareness, challenge power, and demanding dignity in health, housing, and social services.

Events

CND Chair's special event: World Drug Day - Launch of the 2025 UNODC World Drug Report

Vienna, Austria

26 June 2025

The World Drug Report, launched by the CND Chair at this event, monitors global drug trends, health impacts and policy impacts.

Events

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration (Autumn 2025)

Vienna, Austria

30 September 2025 - 2 October 2025

A CND event to review global drug policy progress, address urgent health challenges, and prepare for 2028 stock-taking and reforms.

News16 April 2025

UNAIDS launches the development of the new Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031

In response to emerging challenges, this UNAIDS strategy will propose bold, multisectoral, evidence-based targets to end AIDS as a public health threat.

News10 March 2025

RFP: EHRA is seeking consultant for development of submissions to UN Treaty Bodies on Moldova and Kazakhstan

The consultant will develop two country reports on human rights violations, policy challenges, and recommendations, featuring insights from lived experience.

Publications14 February 2025

‘Welfare and control: The paternalism of support’ - Contribution to the upcoming report of the UN SR on extreme poverty

IDPC, HRI, and Youth RISE highlight how drug policies exacerbate poverty through exclusion from housing, social benefits, education, and employment, reinforcing stigma and discrimination.

Publications14 January 2025

The World Drug Report 2024: A failed attempt to reframe the right to health of people who use drugs

IDPC's assessment of the World Drug Report's chapter on the right to health suggests that UNODC prioritises its own policy interests over reflecting the negative impacts of the 'war on drugs' and the most recent guidance on the matter.

News13 January 2025

The Robert Carr Fund awards USD $23,380,000 to community-led networks for the 2025-2027 grant cycle

RCF awards $23,380,000 to 25 international grantees, including IDPC and several of its members, to support organisational strengthening, HIV-related services, and advocacy efforts.

Events

13th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INSHU 2025)

Cape Town, South Africa

14 October 2025 - 17 October 2025

The deadline for abstract applications is 2 March 2025.

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