Organised by: Amnesty International with the support of Brazil, Colombia, Czechia, Switzerland, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Di-Sentir AC, the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the International Harm Reduction Association and the NoBox Transitions Foundation Daniel Joloy, Amnesty International. We know …
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Informal NGO dialogue with UNODC Executive Director
UNODC ED: I am very pleased to be here despite how busy I am. This meeting is different every year – it is the voice of civil society and the people who have gone the difficult road to be the voice of people who can’t express themselves. We are going through difficult times for multilateralism …
Side event: Unveiling injustice: Exploring the human rights impact of drug policies in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia region
Organised by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights with the support of Amnesty International, the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, Harm Reduction International and the International Drug Policy Consortium Magdalena Dąbkowska, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. I have the pleasure to moderate this event. …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the CND Chair
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the CND Chair 21 March 2024 at 09AM – 10AM CET (C-CR-7 & via MS Teams) Penny Hill (Moderator, VNGOC): Welcome everyone Philbert Abaka Johnson, CND Chair: We cannot achieve optimal results unless everyone is involved in addressing the world drug problem. You play a valuable role, and at a …
Side event: The death penalty for drug-related offences: Challenges to restrict its use and pathways towards abolition
Side event organised by Harm Reduction International with the support of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechia, Mongolia, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Development Programme, …
Side event: Economic, social and cultural rights in drug policy making: The relevance of an upcoming CESCR General Comment on drugs
Side event organised by Amnesty International with the support of Colombia, Czechia, Mexico, the Corporación Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad, Elementa Derechos Humanos, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the International Harm Reduction Association, the International Network of …