Side event organised  by Harm Reduction International and Amnesty International, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czechia, Costa Rica, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Switzerland, European Union, Pompidou Group (CoE), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Justice Project Pakistan at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to discuss progress and challenges in the efforts to end the death penalty for drug offences.

Panelists:

H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Malaysia Representative to AICHR

Dr. Mai Sato, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran and Director, Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (Birkbeck, Unversity of London)

Giada Girelli, Harm Reduction International

Remarks:

H.E. Tsengeg Mijiddorj, Permantent Representative of Mongolia to UN in Vienna

Mr. Aqeel Malik, Minister of State for Law and Justice, Pakistan

Chair:

H.E. Olga Marta Sauma Uribe, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN in Vienna

The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2025 https://hri.global/flagship-research/…

A full report of the event is available here.

The recording of “From Data to National and Regional Journeys: Renewing Commitment to End the Death Penalty for Drug Offences” can be found below.