Human rights

Events

Accelerating access to opioid agonist maintenance therapy (OAMT): An essential public health intervention

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

20 May 2026

Held alongside the 79th World Health Assembly, this inter-ministerial dialogue will focus on accelerating access to opioid agonist maintenance therapy as an essential public health intervention.

News13 May 2026

From ‘warfare’ to welfare: Project aims to change the way Filipinos view and talk about drug use

Community-led harm reduction education in the Philippines seeks to replace fear-based drug narratives with evidence, empathy and respect for the rights of people who use drugs.

News13 May 2026

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out

Amid mounting concern over extrajudicial killings and abuses carried out in the name of the 'war on drugs', survivors' stories underscore the deadly risk of the US campaign against 'narcoterrorism'.

Publications13 May 2026

Annual report on the death penalty in Iran 2025

IHRNGO and ECPM report that executions in Iran reached their highest recorded level since 1989 , with drug-related offences accounting for nearly half of all known executions.

News12 May 2026

Coloniality, race and drug policy - Contemporary Drug Problems special issue: Call for papers

Contributions welcome on how coloniality and racial hierarchies continue to shape drug policy, governance and knowledge production.

Blog11 May 2026

Securitisation, narcoterrorism and a drug-free America: The US drug strategy takes a hard turn

The new US drug strategy revives 'war on drugs' rhetoric, sidelining harm reduction, human rights, and evidence in favour of securitisation, militarisation, and counterproductive abstinence-led approaches.

Publications26 April 2026

Repairing the 'Machinery' – Part 2: Civil society engagement with the independent review of international drug policy commitments

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.

News23 April 2026

IDPC joins global call to all states to stop facilitating US extrajudicial killings

A coalition of 125 organisations warns of human rights implications, as well as the risk of legal responsibility for States collaborating in unlawful killings at sea.

Events

Islam & drug policy — A webinar

Online

30 April 2026

Drawing on country experiences, this session discusses how Islamic perspectives can support harm reduction and people-centred drug policy reform.

News17 April 2026

Every step to improve lives is worth fighting for: Martin Jelsma on a 30-year drug policy struggle

TNI's Programme Director for Drugs & Democracy reflects on his career, noting both key areas of progress and the persistent, damaging pull toward securitisation.

News13 April 2026

UNGASS promises unfulfilled: Marie Nougier on the challenges facing global drug policy

Marie Nougier discusses progress, limitations and setbacks after a decade of the 2016 UNGASS.

Publications13 April 2026

The death penalty for drug offences: Global overview 2025

HRI reports a sharp rise in executions for drug offences in 2025, exposing the continued reliance on punitive drug policies and their devastating human rights impacts.

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