Decriminalisation, legal regulation & reform

Drug law reform

Events

From forest to dust: Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the prohibition of the coca and cocaine production chain in the Amazon basin and Brazil

Zoom

Ahead of COP30, this webinar will discuss the findings of a new report on the impact of drug prohibition in the Brazilian Amazon, showing how criminalisation has prevented meaningful climate justice.

News16 October 2025

Repairing the machinery - IDPC statement at the CND thematic discussions on drug policy commitments

IDPC joined this year’s CND thematic discussions to call for bold, evidence-based reform — urging governments to support the new expert panel reviewing the UN drug control system and ensure civil society’s full participation.

Publications16 October 2025

IDPC Progress Report 2024-2025

IDPC reflects on a year of resilience and change, driving decriminalisation, harm reduction, responsible regulation, and international drug policy reform while defending civil society and rights amid funding cuts and political turmoil.

News15 October 2025

Descheduling the coca leaf is overdue justice - IDPC statement to the 48th meeting of WHO's ECDD

IDPC urged experts to end a colonial injustice, calling for the coca leaf to be descheduled and Indigenous traditions and rights fully recognised.

Publications14 October 2025

Statement by traditional coca leaf producers and consumers to the World Health Organization

Traditional coca leaf producers and consumers from Peru reject their government’s stance before the WHO, urging the organisation to deschedule coca, recognise its cultural and medicinal uses, and support research and rights-based policies

News14 October 2025

Women are paying the price for the war on drugs - Women Beyond Walls podcast with Marie Nougier

Marie Nougier exposes how punitive drug laws devastate women’s lives, fueling mass incarceration and inequality — and calls for feminist, humane, evidence-based drug policies rooted in care, not punishment.

Publications14 October 2025

Safer drug laws for Aotearoa New Zealand - Pragmatic, evidence-based recommendations for safer drug laws

The New Zealand Drug Foundation urges reform of outdated drug laws, calling for decriminalisation, Māori-led health approaches and investment in harm reduction to build safer, fairer, evidence-based policies for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Blog8 October 2025

The Human Rights Council asserts its role in drug policy at a time of global change

The Human Rights Council’s latest resolution on drug policy marks a turning point, reaffirming that drug control is a human-rights issue, and calling for person-centred, inclusive, and accountable approaches.

Blog30 September 2025

Practising liberatory harm reduction: From street-level care to policy reform advocacy

In Cavite, liberatory harm reduction means building care and justice from the streets up — from mutual aid to drug policy reform, survival practices grow into movements for dignity and change.

News30 September 2025

Reimagining drug policy with compassion and justice

Successful drug policies replace punishment with support and control with care—rooted in dignity, justice, and the leadership of people and communities most affected.

Publications15 September 2025

Guaranteeing the rights of young people and substance use in contexts of armed conflict in the Colombian Amazon - Submission to the UN CESCR on Colombia

IDPC and A la Orilla del Río highlight how prohibitionism continues to shape the lives of young people in the Colombian Amazon, where gaps between policy and practice perpetuate stigmatisation and deny rights.

Publications10 September 2025

Rethinking Chile’s drug policy through human rights and harm reduction – Report to the CESCR for the periodic review of Chile

HRI and LANPUD call for reform of punitive laws that fuel mass incarceration and violate rights, and for investment in health, harm reduction, and community leadership.

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