Publications from IDPC Members

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6 November 2015

Statement from the second national symposium on drugs and drug control policy in Nigeria

CRISA, in collaboration with its partners, held the second national symposium on drugs and Drug Control Policy in Nigeria in Uyo, which resulted in the drafting of a statement on drug policy reform.

5 November 2015

Statement from the national multi-sectoral meeting on drug policy reform in West Africa: The Ghana consultation

35 government representatives and civil society practitioners attended the consultation convened by the West African Drug Policy Network and other stakeholders and facilitated by WACSI with support from OSIWA.

2 November 2015

Human rights for people who use drugs in South Africa

Mainline's partners in South Africa have published their 2015 interim report on human rights of drug users after starting harm reduction programmes earlier this year.

28 October 2015

Good practice guide for employing people who use drugs

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance offers practical tools and suggestions on how to meaningfully involve people who use drugs in peer-led interventions.

28 October 2015

The UN Drug Control Conventions - A Primer

This primer is a tool to better understand the role of the UN drug conventions, the scope and limits of their flexibility, the mandates they established for the CND, the INCB and the WHO, and the various options for treaty reform.

26 October 2015

A write up on people who use drugs and HIV/AIDS in Uganda

The Ugandan Harm Reduction Network details the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Uganda and the risks faced by people who use drugs.

26 October 2015

The unintended consequences of the Nigerian drug law and policy on the health and human rights of young PWUDs

The report draws on first-hand interviews and in depth policy analysis providing concrete recommendations for developing a more human rights focused Nigerian drug policy.

26 October 2015

Ending needless suffering in Francophone Africa

In a new brochure, Human Rights Watch and nine other organizations document the challenges and opportunities in Francophone Africa, and call on leaders in the region to step up.

20 October 2015

Drug decriminalisation policies in practice - a global summary

Transform's Steve Rolles and Niamh Eastwood from Release explore the issues around drug decriminalisation and look at how decriminalisation policies have been implemented around the world.

12 October 2015

Cannabis regulation in Colorado - Early evidence defies the critics

Early evidence on key indicators suggests that, aside from some relatively minor teething problems, the state’s regulatory framework has defied the critics, and its impacts have been largely positive.

5 October 2015

TNI in 2014 - An interactive account

TNI have built on the success of last year's interactive online report - with new features this year including an interactive map, powerful testimonies about the significance of their work.

28 September 2015

Informal drug policy dialogue in Latin America

The dialogue focused on the state of drug use in the Caribbean, harm reduction measures, cannabis policy reform, incarceration for drug-related offences, and the upcoming UNGASS on drugs.