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Publications10 September 2025

Scapegoated communities, shared struggles: A call for solidarity with people who use drugs and queer and trans people

London-Nadeau et al. urge solidarity against authoritarian attacks on bodily autonomy, highlighting shared histories of resistance and how they gesture to collective liberation.

News5 September 2025

Urgent call for continued WHO leadership on harm reduction for people who use drugs – Open letter to the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Civil society urges WHO to sustain leadership on harm reduction, resist funding cuts, and ensure meaningful community involvement.

Events

Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

16 September 2025

The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.

News2 September 2025

60th Session of the Human Rights Council: Drug policy opportunities

The 60th Session is an opportunity to bring attention to the impact of drug control policies on human rights worldwide, with the death penalty, violations of international humanitarian law, forced disappearances, and discussions on arbitrary detention taking place.

News21 August 2025

Call for applications: Fundraising strategy consultant – Help shape the next chapter of Support. Don’t Punish!

IDPC is seeking a consultant to help secure the future of the Support. Don't Punish campaign by diversifying its funding base and strengthening donor engagement.

News19 August 2025

Call for applications: OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Program 2026

The program aims to train candidates on engagement with UN human rights process and bolster Indigenous voices within evolving rights issues, such as drug policy reform.

Events

48th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD)

Geneva, Switzerland

20 October 2025 - 29 October 2025

The WHO's ECDD meeting will assess the critical reviews of a handful of substances, including the coca leaf, guiding future international scheduling decisions, with major implications for Indigenous rights.

Publications14 August 2025

Translating UN commitments into action – An advocacy primer on the UN thematic report: ‘Drug use, harm reduction and the right to health’

The Support. Don’t Punish campaign provides a concise primer on the UN Special Rapporteur’s landmark 2024 report, equipping advocates to advance decriminalisation, harm reduction, and rights-based drug policy.

Publications13 August 2025

Legal and policy considerations on decriminalisation of drug use and possession for personal use: International legal framework and the UN system common position on drug-related matters

UNODC presents its perspective on the role of treaty flexibilities in enabling decriminalisation as part of health-based approaches, identifying related reforms and alternatives to punitive measures.

Publications13 August 2025

Vienna after consensus: Report of the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

IDPC highlights the creation of an independent review and deepening divides on harm reduction, human rights, and Indigenous rights.

News12 August 2025

How can drug decriminalisation be built to last?

Though often framed as a cure-all, decriminalisation is only one piece of the puzzle, and its success depends on the holistic improvement of social support.

IDPC in the Media12 August 2025

How can drug decriminalisation be built to last?

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