The United Kingdom’s new 10-year drugs strategy, published on 6th December 2021, aims to ‘cut crime and save lives’ – a hopeful statement which sadly seems at odds with its contents.
To mark this year's Human Rights Day, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) calls on States parties to the three international drug control conventions to place human rights at the centre of their drug control policies.
The move to silence a UN human rights mandate on International Human Rights Day sends a disturbing message that human rights expertise is not welcome in Vienna, and that the Commission on Narcotic Drugs prefers to turn a blind eye to human rights violations.
