Adrià Cots Fernández

Research and Advocacy Officer

Adrià joined IDPC in March 2020, to work on research, advocacy, and civil society capacity building. Prior to that, he worked for Harm Reduction International, Amnesty International, and the European Parliament, always with a focus on international advocacy and human rights.

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Harm reduction, racial justice, Indigenous Peoples rights: UN Human Rights Council breaks new ground on drug policy

The latest Human Rights Council resolution on the human rights implications of drug policy represents the most ambitious and progressive resolution on the matter to date, and should influence the outcome of the upcoming 2024 mid-term review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration.

Publications6 April 2023

Human Rights Council resolution ‘Contribution of the Human Rights Council with regard to the human rights implications of drug policy’: Analysis and implications

IDPC sheds light on key political wins including in relation to countering racial discrimination in drug policy, recognising the importance of harm reduction for the right to health, protecting Indigenous rights, and promoting engagement by UN human rights bodies in drug policy debates.

Publications9 March 2023

Policing, COVID-19 and people who use drugs: Surviving the police in Cracolândia

É de Lei documents the escalation of police violence during and after the COVID-19 lockdown period, as well as the strategies of harm reduction and community mobilisation to resist and fight for the rights of the people in the area.

Publications13 December 2022

Converging universes: 20 years of human rights and drug policy at the United Nations

IDPC highlights how the increasing involvement of UN human rights entities in drug policy debates has paved the way for greater, yet still insufficient, consideration of health, human rights and development.

Publications11 April 2022

Torture and ill-treatment against people who use drugs in Nigeria

This briefing paper by IDPC and AFRILAW presents new evidence on the physical and mental violence faced by people who use drugs in Nigeria, both at the hands of law enforcement agents and in drug treatment centres.

Publications8 March 2022

A captured gatekeeper: An evaluation of drug NGO access to ECOSOC accreditation and the UN Committee on NGOs

IDPC presents key research on how the Committee on NGOs has effectively restricted civic space for drug NGOs wishing to engage in UN proceedings, and offers key recommendations for member states as they are preparing to elect new members of the Committee on NGOs in April 2022.

Publications7 November 2021

The Global Drug Policy Index 2021 - Analytical report

The Harm Reduction Consortium presents the first edition of the Global Drug Policy Index, which documents, measures and compares national-level drug policies against the UN Common Position on drugs.

Blog12 July 2021

Silence costs lives: The World Drug Report 2021 and the importance of political courage

As long as UNODC continues to carefully and deliberately hold back from mentioning the harmful impact of states’ own drug policies, we cannot trust the agency to communicate all the facts.

Blog9 June 2021

New INCB President, plus civil society dialogue on illegal financial flows and their impact on development and security

In one of her first tweets after assuming the presidency, Ms Pavadia stressed that drug control measures must respect human rights – a welcome statement that follows the INCB’s new emphasis on human rights, already assumed by her predecessor, Mr Cornelis de Joncheere.

Blog27 April 2021

INCB’s busy spring: Elections, the 2020 annual report, and CND

IDPC provides an overview of INCB activities over the past quarter.

Publications12 April 2021

Suppressing coherence: The UNODC Strategy 2021-2025 and the UN system Common Position on drugs

IDPC provides a critique of the UNODC Strategy 2021-2025 with a focus on two critical issues: the exclusion of civil society and communities from the development and approval of the document; and the departure from the policy priorities established in the 2018 UN system Common Position on drugs.

Publications11 April 2021

Taking stock of half a decade of drug policy - An evaluation of UNGASS implementation

IDPC takes stock of progress made on the implementation of the recommendations included in the UNGASS Outcome Document, focusing on six critical areas: public health, development, human rights, civil society engagement, UN agency collaboration and cooperation, and drug policy evaluation.

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