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1 September 2015

Civil Society responses to HIV funding trends 2015

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.
28 August 2015

Room for change: But in which direction?

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.
27 August 2015

Why the press was wrong about changing drug laws based on human rights

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.
27 August 2015

Brazil considers drug decriminalisation

Brazil's Supreme Court has begun discussing the potential decriminalization of personal drug use, in a landmark case that could do much to tackle the country's overcrowded prison system.
27 August 2015

Lack of due process mars China’s war on drugs

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the Communist Party and the Chinese people would stand firm and defeat illicit drug use through a ‘people’s war continuing a zero-tolerance drug policy approach.