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.
Speakers from across the UK & Europe will join the Scottish Drugs Forum to examine the valuable lessons learned from responding to drug-related issues and to look ahead to emerging themes & challenges.
CDP's sixth conference 'Embracing the trouble: New ways of doing, being and knowing' will feature keynote addresses from some of the world's leading scholars of alcohol and other drugs.
The Deputy High Commissioner urges that instead of the war on drugs, states should adopt drug policies anchored in evidence, human rights approaches and public health and vows to stand ready to support states, civil society and other stakeholders in this endeavour.
The Support. Don't Punish campaign offers an overview of activities carried out as part of the Global Day of Action in 2022, which in their own unique ways helped connect policymaking processes with realities on the ground, solidify people power, and challenge criminalisation at its core.
Bratberg et al. highlight that decriminalisation offers advantages for pharmacists and their patients by breaking the cycle of despair caused by the justice system and encourages pharmacists to advocate for the implementation, evaluation, and expansion of decriminalisation policies.
As South Africa lags far behind with harm reduction services compared to other countries in the region, wide-ranging reforms are needed to improve access to essential medicines, confront funding gaps and stop coercion into 'treatment'.
CSFD identifies clear progress in the inclusion of gender issues and perspective in the new EU Drugs Strategy and Action plan, but recognises further development is crucial and provides recommendations.
Drug policy reform and harm reduction face a challenging political landscape: fierce opposition in parliament and inconsistent support from President-elect Lula.
Despite a decrease at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, killings have recently accelerated amidst social unrest and lessened international pressure.
