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 …
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Civil Society Response to the Continued Prohibition of the Coca Leaf: A Video Presentation
This side event was organised by Transnational Institute (TNI). Below is a copy of the documentary realized by Transnational Institute (TNI). For more information, click here. The international ban on the coca leaf has long been debated without the meaningful participation of the communities who have lived with the plant for generations. The documentary “Erythroxylum …
Murder on the Land and the Sea: Extrajudicial Drug War Killings in the 21st Century
Side event at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Wednesday 11 March, 8:00-9:00am ET / 1:00-2:00pm CET / 8:00-9:00pm PHT In-person: Room M0E79, Vienna International Centre Drugs are an issue which – like migration, social liberalization and economic tensions – has the capacity to shatter democratic and human rights norms. …
War on Drugs and Systemic Corruption: Unintended Consequences
The War on Drugs and Systemic Corruption We examine how repressive drug laws contribute to systemic corruption within law enforcement agencies and the judicial system, as demonstrated by recurring practices such as unlawful searches, the tampering of evidence and the routine retrospective validation of irregular procedures. We also highlight the imbalance between widespread criminalisation and …
Human Rights Implication of Drug Policy: Alternatives to Incarceration, Conviction and Punishment
This side event was organised by Penal Reform International, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, European Union, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Corporación Centro de Estudios de Derecho Justicia y Sociedad (Dejusticia), Drug Policy Alliance, Harm Reduction International, International Centre on …
Human Rights Dimensions of Harm Reduction
This side event at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs examined how to centre human rights in harm reduction; from meaningful participation and legal reform to sustainable, rights-based responses in a changing political and funding context. Panelists: Catherine Cook, Acting Executive Director, Harm Reduction International Ahmed Said, Regional Coordinator, African Network of People who Use Drugs …