OHCHR calls on the Philippine government to adopt a transformative approach that centres rights-based solutions to enduring challenges, including in relation to the destructive war on drugs.
Despite the unequivocal evidence in support for harm reduction and growing acknowledgement of the need for drug policy reform, 'war on drugs' policies continue to syphon public resources.
IDPC, HRI, CDPE and Instituto RIA call on the High Commissioner to recommend the decriminalisation of people who use drugs as a critical societal enabler to end HIV/AIDS.
IDPC members and allies contributed a number of submissions to the call for contributions of the OHCHR concerning the upcoming report on UNGASS implementation and human rights.
IDPC provides an overview of the intersections between human rights and drug control as enshrined in the UNGASS Outcome document, offering recommendations for a better coordination of these two spheres of international cooperation.
IDPC calls upon the OHCHR to promote harm reduction, reiterate its call for the decriminalisation of drug use and end all other forms of inhumane and disproportionate punishment.
