IDPC, HRI, CDPE and Instituto RIA call on the High Commissioner to recommend the decriminalisation of people who use drugs as a critical societal enabler to end HIV/AIDS.
This questionnaire invites civil society organisations to comment on the work of the Board on the monitoring and reporting standards in relation to cannabis and cannabis-related substances.
The planned executions, an affront to human dignity in any case, are also mired in clear legal and procedural violations and should be halted immediately.
The horrors of the 'war on drugs' have prompted incipient but growing discussions on the need to overcome the destructive colonial legacy of prohibition.
Safer smoking kits would decrease transmission of diseases, increase engagement in mental health and substance use services and build rapport and trust with people who use drugs.
More than 16,000 people have now had access to peer support, harm reduction, evidence-based treatment, housing and job assistance thanks to the state's decriminalisation reform.
