Concerns have been raised that participating states in the Russian-led Eurasian Customs Union like Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Kazakhstan, may also be persuaded to follow Russia in condemning OST.
The goal of the survey is to better understand how civil society organizations are financed in their HIV work, in order to inform how these organizations might be more effectively supported in contributing to the response to the HIV epidemic.
The Harm Reduction Foundation in Poland is struggling to continue its vital work amid conflicts with the local community, complaints made to the housing authority, as well as the negative attitude of local government.
A landmark report by politicians, calling for a more liberal drug regime based on human rights has raised concerns from MPs and media outlets who worry that legal challenges to prosecutions for drug possession or growing small amounts for personal use will be made using Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Drug and property-related crimes were the most common offences committed by women surveyed in five Chinese prisons and detention centres in the summer of 2013.
Governor Lilia Pineda ordered local chief executives to draw up fresh strategies in the campaign against illegal drugs even as the provincial board allocated 15 million pesos to purchase more equipment, including guns and ammunition, for the police; even as she stressed the need to involve communities and all sectors in the campaign.
A new documentary is shedding light on the thousands of residents of New York state who inject heroin in public or semi-public places, with dire consequences for their health and their communities.