Organised by the Washington Office on Latin America with the support of Canada, the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs, the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation and the Drug Policy Alliance Moderator: John Walsh, Washington Office on Latin America Jennifer Saxe, Director General, Controlled Substances Directorate Health, Canada: The government of Canada’s perspective takes …
Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)
Side Event: Addressing the harms of criminalisation and policing with criminal justice and drug policy reform
Organized by the Norwegian Association for Humane Drug Policies with the support of Norway, and the Drug Policy Alliance, the International Drug Policy Consortium, NoBox Philippines, Release, and StreetLawPH. Thursday, 15th April 2021, 10:00 – 10:50 (CET – Vienna) Co-sponsored by Norway, the Norwegian Association for Humane Drug Policies, Drug Policy Alliance, IDPC, NoBox Philippines, …
Side event: Decriminalising drug use and possession: A cross-national perspective on lessons learned and best practices
Organized by the Government of Czechia, the Drug Policy Alliance, Release, and the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy. Niamh Eastwood (Release) (UK): The UN estimates that 83% of prosecutions is for personal use. punitive drug policies are ineffective. Home office report concluded that tough sanctions are not a deterrent but in fact …
Side event: Facing racism in drug policy: the colour of incarceration, lethality and drug abuse – the Brazilian experience
Chair: We have a progressive drug law in Brazil. No one should be imprisoned under the rule of law. But we have many in jail. Eduardo Rebiero dos Santos: In Brazil, black people represents about 53% of the total population, which is the equivalent to more than one hundred million people. And these people are found …
Meeting of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
1. Adoption of the draft agenda Elisa Rubini, Vicechair of the VNGOC The first point of the agenda is the adoption of the draft agenda. Any feedback? Scott Bernstein, OSF I move to adopt the agenda. Elisa Rubini The agenda is adopted. 2. Approval of the minutes of the last meeting Elisa Rubini Do the …