Publications from IDPC Members

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10 February 2022

Decriminalisation: Building a future without punishment for people who use drugs

Collaborating under the Support. Don't Punish campaign, IDPC & ARASA provide an overview of the key questions that drug decriminalisation advocates should consider to demand reform.

9 February 2022

10-Point Plan: Crisis-ready non-custodial sanctions and measures

PRI has developed the 10-point plan as a tool to provide practitioners and policy makers guidance on building and strengthening services that are flexible, non-discriminatory and better able to respond to and adapt in the face of crises.

12 January 2022

Decriminalization done right: A rights-based path for drug policy

Over 100 Canadian civil society organisations formulate a platform to address the harms of criminalisation on people who use drugs.

12 January 2022

Regulating right, repairing wrongs: Exploring equity and social justice initiatives within UK cannabis reform

Release propose 14 guiding social equity principles to be integrated into the UK’s future legally regulated cannabis market.

11 January 2022

The successes and challenges of GF - C19RM in meeting the needs of key populations

MPact, NSWP, INPUD and GATE outline good practice and pending challenges in ensuring community engagement in Global Fund mechanisms.

11 January 2022

Sisters spaces: Needs, challenges and services for women who use drugs

Mainline offers recommendations to overcome the gendered impacts of barriers in access to services.

11 January 2022

Drug checking services for people who use drugs: A systematic review

Maghsoudi et al. consolidate evidence on the benefits of drug checking services in relation to behavioural change and monitoring, outline barriers in access, and point to gaps in research.

11 January 2022

Poppy farmers under pressure - Causes and consequences of the opium decline in Myanmar

TNI analyse the impact of global trends on the country's opium market and urge decision-makers to address the socio-structural factors that sustain farmers' involvement in illicit cultivation.

15 December 2021

Human rights and drug policies in Nepal

This report provides a comprehensive review of the human rights situation of people who use drugs in Nepal, and examines how Nepal’s repressive and outmoded drug policies are contributing to the violation of several human rights recognised under international and domestic law.

14 December 2021

Inclusion and participation of people who use drugs in Global Fund processes: Report of findings from a Global Fund Community, Rights and Gender short-term technical assistance project

Shirley-Beavan et al. document challenges faced by people who use drugs in Latin America to be recognised as key stakeholders in Global Fund processes in the region and ways forward.

7 December 2021

Global mapping of harm reduction services for women who use drugs

WHRIN provides a summary of regional findings and global trends in relation to women friendly harm reduction services.

6 December 2021

Accelerating community-led HIV responses: Adapting positive practice beyond the COVID-19 crisis

This PITCH paper highlights examples of positive shifts in policy, programme and service delivery as well as rights protections for people living with and at greatest risk of HIV, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.