IDPC highlights how the increasing involvement of UN human rights entities in drug policy debates has paved the way for greater, yet still insufficient, consideration of health, human rights and development.
Without seriously addressing human rights violations and promoting redress, the UN Joint Programme in the Philippines risks institutionalising these abuses.
IDPC & Amnesty International urge the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia and the Human Rights Council to urge the Cambodian government to significantly reduce arbitrary detention and incarceration, including through reviewing and amending punitive drug policies.
To reduce the violence and harms of law enforcement against people who use drugs, governments should commit to decriminalisation, harm reduction and ending stigma.
This statement was delivered by Recovering Nepal on the occasion of the adoption of the recommendations derived the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal by the Human Rights Council, during the 47th session of the Council held in June-July 2021.
The UN human rights system should continue shedding light on the destructive impact of punitive drug laws on the enjoyment of rights, including through incarceration and administrative detention.
When grounded in a health and human rights approach, decriminalisation provides an enabling legal framework that promotes, protects and fulfils the right to health of people who use drugs.
IDPC, HRI and NoBox Philippines urge the Council and Member States to respond to the deteriorating conditions of human rights in the Philippines in relation to the governments so-called 'war on drugs'.
This report highlights the role played by civil society in its engagement with regional and international organisations as well as identifying the challenges that it encounters such as a lack of transparency.
The Human Rights Council's session will take place in September. NGOs are welcomed to attend and discuss a variety of topics related to human rights issues in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
Penal Reform International, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network underscore the urgency of criminal justice reform to reduce negative impact of drug control on human rights.
