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Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem - Human Rights Council intersessional panel

Geneva, Switzerland

5 February 2024

The intersessional panel discussion aims to provide space for a constructive and inclusive dialogue on human rights challenges in addressing the world drug situation.

Publications13 November 2023

54th session of the Human Rights Council: Drug policy highlights

Harm Reduction International highlight key debates, decisions and documents in which drug control and its impact on human rights were analysed and addressed at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council.

Publications18 September 2023

54th session of the Human Rights Council: Drug policy opportunities

Harm Reduction International identify key moments where drug policy will be addressed in the upcoming 54th Session of the Human Rights Council, presenting significant prospects for reform.

Publications15 September 2023

Moving away from the punitive paradigm: An analysis of the 2023 OHCHR report on drug policy

IDPC highlights the major gains from the 2023 OHCHR report on human rights and drug policy, and provides recommendations to Member States and UN entities for its effective implementation.

Publications12 September 2023

Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem - Report of the OHCHR

OHCHR present their report to the Human Rights Council on the impact of the world drug problem on human rights, urging policymakers to shift towards a health and human-rights centred approach to drug policy.

Blog6 April 2023

Harm reduction, racial justice, Indigenous Peoples rights: UN Human Rights Council breaks new ground on drug policy

The latest Human Rights Council resolution on the human rights implications of drug policy represents the most ambitious and progressive resolution on the matter to date, and should influence the outcome of the upcoming 2024 mid-term review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration.

Publications6 April 2023

Human Rights Council resolution ‘Contribution of the Human Rights Council with regard to the human rights implications of drug policy’: Analysis and implications

IDPC sheds light on key political wins including in relation to countering racial discrimination in drug policy, recognising the importance of harm reduction for the right to health, protecting Indigenous rights, and promoting engagement by UN human rights bodies in drug policy debates.

News7 March 2023

On the human rights impacts of drug policy - IDPC Statement to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council

Civil society looks to the Council for leadership in encouraging and welcoming initiatives from within the UN human rights system to ensure drug policy affirms, rather than undermine, human rights.

Publications13 December 2022

Converging universes: 20 years of human rights and drug policy at the United Nations

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.

News20 October 2022

Philippines: If we continue with "drug free", we continue to violate human rights

Without seriously addressing human rights violations and promoting redress, the UN Joint Programme in the Philippines risks institutionalising these abuses.

News29 March 2022

Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia - 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council

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.

News10 March 2022

Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture - 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council

To reduce the violence and harms of law enforcement against people who use drugs, governments should commit to decriminalisation, harm reduction and ending stigma.

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