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11 November 2015

Empty slogans, real problems

A recent trip to Brazil prompted the author to question the US’s role in perpetuating drug myths and the “war on drugs” and the impact this is having on the human rights of US citizens and those in other countries whose governments continue to follow the US example.

10 November 2015

Overdose prevention for prisoners in New York: A novel programme and collaboration

This articles examines a new project aiming to reduce the high rates of heroin overdose in prisons in New York through a collaboration between public health and correctional facility workers.

9 November 2015

Preparing for work with children and young people who inject drugs: Step-by-step toolkit

This resource by Harm Reduction International aims to help prepare harm reduction service providers to work with children and young people, who are found to globally experience barriers to accessing services.

9 November 2015

Drugs and illicit practices: Assessing their impact on development and governance

Christian Aid begins to expose a major blind spot in development thinking: the impact of the illicit economy on poverty eradication.

9 November 2015

The death penalty: Myths and realities

This booklet by Penal Reform International allows readers to read about some of the main assumptions regarding the death penalty in an interactive format.

6 November 2015

NGOs and drug policy - A look at what human rights NGOs can do to combat prohibitionism

Prohibitionism, as a drug policy, is responsible for a range of human rights violations around the world. This article presents some of these violations and suggests what human rights NGOs can do to combat them.

6 November 2015

INPUD consensus statement on drug use under prohibition - Human rights, health, and the law

This INPUD consensus statement focuses on human rights, health, and the law in relation to people who use drugs.

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.

4 November 2015

What comes after the war on drugs – Flexibility, fragmentation or principled pluralism?

This UNU report analyses major political and policy trends leading up to UNGASS 2016; cautions that the push for ‘flexibility’ in implementation of the drug control regime risks leading to policy fragmentation unless it is embedded in a larger, principle-based discussion; and offers recommendations for strengthening the outcome of UNGASS 2016.

3 November 2015

The incarceration of women for drug offences

CEDD highlights how women from a low socio-economic background in Latin America increasingly become victims of the drug laws and how this impacts them and their families.

3 November 2015

A global review of the harm reduction response to amphetamines - 2015 update

Harm Reduction International discusses the emerging responses to amphetamine-related harms and consider the next steps for the international harm reduction community.