This comes in the wake of last year’s Constitutional Court ruling, in which the court found that the ban on the use and possession of cannabis in private was unconstitutional.
This discussion paper presents innovative steps taken by UN Member States in implementing commitments undertaken at the 2016 UNGASS, and with respect to the 2030 Agenda.
With the needles and syringe programme in Durban closed by the local authorities since May 2018, the services in Port Elisabeth are also facing difficulties now.
The ENACT consortium partners will present findings of new research into the trafficking and use of illicit drugs in Africa, and their impact on development.
Limited access to syringes and needles as well as a lack of knowledge regarding the risks of sharing injecting equipment are some the causes of HIV and Hep C infections in Uganda.
The growing use of counterfeited Tramadol in Africa represents a serious health crisis but criminalising its use would lead to criminalising people in pain.
The Human Rights Council's session will take place in September. NGOs are welcomed to attend and discuss a variety of topics related to human rights issues in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
ARASA gives an overview of drug policies in the Sub-Saharan region, and shares perspectives and experiences from people who use drugs in several African countries.
One of the reasons why in the 1920s the scheduling of cannabis was requested in South Africa was because the country objected to the trade between black, brown and white people.
If you know any civil society organisation active in the field of drugs in these countries, please let the VNGOC know as soon as possible, but no later than 16 July 2019.
