Decision-makers must invest in ending punitive drug policies and responses in favour of rights-based approaches that prioritise harm reduction and community leadership.
French bill proposes draconian expansion of surveillance powers in the name of drug control, despite lack of evidence for efficacy and substantial risks for privacy, digital security, and civil liberties.
Trump has nominated Carter, a former right-wing journalist, to lead a tough-on-crime agenda at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, despite a lack of relevant experience.
A report by the UN Human Rights Office in 2020 found there were credible allegations of widespread and systematic extrajudicial killings in the context of the regime's 'war on drugs'.
IDPC calls on governments to end drug-related human rights abuses, invest in harm reduction, and align drug policies with human rights and protect the HIV response.
IHRNGO and ECPM notes a significant increase in drug-related executions, disproportionately impacting marginalised communities, and calls on the UN and wider international community to act.
HRW denounces human rights violations, including in relation to drug policy ranging from punitive laws to extrajudicial executions, and demands truth and justice.
