The SPT outlines its recent activities, warns that punitive drug policies contribute to torture and ill-treatment, and urges evidence-based voluntary treatment, harm reduction, and oversight.
The Committee's concluding observations on the Philippines and the United Kingdom include clear recommendations on aligning drug policy with human rights standards.
The consultant will develop two country reports on human rights violations, policy challenges, and recommendations, featuring insights from lived experience.
IDPC, HRI, and Youth RISE highlight how drug policies exacerbate poverty through exclusion from housing, social benefits, education, and employment, reinforcing stigma and discrimination.
The 141st session of the International Narcotics Control Board yielded a cooperation agreement for improving the availability of internationally controlled medicines.
The delegation of the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture noted how private drug treatment facilities are not subject to adequate control and supervision, fueling violence and injustice against people who use drugs.
IDPC co-signs joint statement at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council urging sentencing reform for drug offences, including abolishing the death penalty and mandatory sentences.
One hundred twenty NGOs from 49 countries voice support for improving social reintegration support systems for former offenders—a group facing disproportionate risk of overdose and drug-related harm.
Recent UN CESCR observations on a seven countries emphasise the need for rights- and health-based drug policies, including decriminalisation and access to harm reduction.
