In the 1980s, Switzerland admitted the failure of repressive drug policies and implemented harm reduction programs. This article shows what can be learned from this experience.
At the occasion of the Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action, the World Coalition shares some insights on the 2019 Harm Reduction International Conference, held in Porto last April.
The letter, co-signed by 58 organizations, calls on the President of Sri Lanka to do everything in his power to stop executions in Sri Lanka and consign the death penalty to the history books.
This statement recalls that reducing the availability of medicines for pain management is not a feasible solution to the opioid crisis in the US, and could put millions of patients at risk.
Remembrance Day is the occasion for INPUD to commemorate the memory of those who were lost to the war on drugs, and to call out the policies responsible for their death.
Read how this Lithuanian activist's experience during his incarceration served as a case to introduce substitution treatment programs for people in prisons.
Austerity measures in conjunction with the sub-optimal distribution of heroin substitutes for treatment are major drivers of drug-related deaths in Scotland.
All around the world, the current drug scheduling system prevents millions of people from accessing the essential medicines they need to alleviate their pain.
The 'war on drugs' has criminalised drug use, trafficking and cultivation for more than five decades, mostly affecting the poorest communities in the world.
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution on the Philippines is crucial for holding the government accountable for thousands of “drug war” killings and other abuses.
This paper highlights the need to reaffirm and recognise the need for a rights-based approach, the crucial role of communities and of international solidarity and funding for the implementation of UHC for all.
