IHRA report on Civil Society: The Silenced Partners? Civil Society Engagement with the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

In March 2009 – at the 52nd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs(CND) in Vienna – IHRA launched a short paper examining civil society engagement with the Commission (the main UN body tasked with addressing global drug policy). The paper provides a succinct overview of key issues and reveals the extent to which the CND is out of step with UN practice in this area.