Faced with a lack of official support for drug checking as a harm reduction response, a youth-led organisation is mobilising to empower and protect their peers and communities.
The latest edition of the largest survey of its kind will shed light on the impact of COVID-19 on people who use drugs, as well as other key issues, such as the therapeutic use of cannabis and psychedelics.
ARASA highlights challenges faced by key populations in the HIV response, including in relation to disruptions in access to harm reduction for people who use drugs.
Civil society organisations call on Latin American authorities to prioritise alternatives to incarceration and gender-specific responses to protect the rights of trans women and other LBGTQI people.
On the 10th anniversary of the UN Bangkok rules, dozens of civil society organisations urge government to curb women prison populations and rights abuses in prison.
The Netherlands make significant strides in ensuring the health and human rights of people who use drugs by passing drug policy reforms benefitting harm reduction efforts.
In 2018, South Africa's Constitutional Court effectively decriminalised cannabis use; though since then, the government has continued to grapple with how to regulate it.
