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. …
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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 …
Side event: Empowering voices: Civil society’s role in monitoring and evaluation of drug policy
Organised by the Fédération bruxelloise des institutions pour toxicomanes with the support of Belgium, Finland, the Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo, the De Regenboog Groep, Harm Reduction International and Forum Droghe Click here for event recording Stephane Leclercq, FEDA BXL. Thank you for joining us and for the organisers, Finland and Belgium for co-sponsoring the event. …
Side Event. Fractures: Rule of law challenges in the global drug war
Organised by the DRCNet Foundation Inc. with the support of the Asian Human Rights Commission, the Associazione Luca Coscioni and the Forum Droghe David Borden (moderator) Founder and director of stop the drug war foundation .org: Thank you for joining in person or online at the 66 sessions of the CND. That’s for the …
Side event. The right to health of people who use drugs: Harm reduction and access to voluntary treatments in a human rights perspective
Organised by the Forum Droghe with the support of the International Drug Policy Consortium, Harm Reduction International, the European Network of People who Use Drugs, la Società della Ragione and the Associazione Luca Coscioni Adria Cots – IDPC: Let me start but trying to share some definitions about harm reduction. Within the context of UN …
Side event: The green wave hits Europe: Recent cannabis regulation initiatives in Europe
Event co-sponsored by: Forum Droghe, Associazione Luca Coscioni, ICEERS, IDPC, reLeaf Malta, TNI, Transform, WOLA [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6kGiTD_QQw&w=560&h=315] The event recording is also available here. Susanna Ronconi, Forum Droghe. We know that the reform of cannabis is going on in Europe with different outcomes. Malta has already decriminalised personal use and possession. Luxembourg, Germany, Italy and others …