Thank you, Madam Chairman This statement is made on behalf of: • The International Harm Reduction Association • The International Network of People Who Use Drugs • Penal Reform International • Human Rights Watch • International Drug Policy Consortium • The German Coalition Against the Death Penalty • The Open Society Foundations Drug Policy Programme …
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
CND day 3 – plenary statement of the International Union against Cancer and Human Rights Watch on access to essential medicines
Millions of people each year suffer from unnecessary pain because they have no access to essential medicines. Narcotics drugs are necessary for this pain relief. The barriers to medical availability are well known: restrictive laws. The CND has primarily focused on law enforcement. This is starting to change. We welcome the statements of a number …
CND Day 4 – Statement of Human Rights Watch at the supply reduction plenary
Below is the text of the statement of Diederik Lohman on behalf of Human Rights Watch. ‘Thank you, Madam Chair. Let me start by expressing appreciation for ensuring that the voices of NGOs are heard at this meeting. I make this intervention on behalf of Human Rights Watch. Ladies and gentleman, as you undoubtedly know, …
CND Day 3 – Human Rights Watch statement to the plenary
Below is the text of Rebecca Schleifer’s statement to the CND plenary on behalf of Human Rights Watch. ‘Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am making this statement on behalf of Human Rights Watch. We appreciate the commitment in last week’s political declaration to comprehensive drug demand reduction programs and evidence-based drug treatment. Such an approach …
Undoing a decade of neglect: International drug policy and access to essential medical and harm reduction services
IHRA, Human Rights Watch, International AIDS Society and YouthRISE held a joint satellite event on the morning of Thursday 12th March. The speakers highlighted the failings of the past decade of drug control in ensuring access to health and essential medicines for vulnerable populations and expressed their deep dissatisfaction with the new Political Declaration that …
Meanwhile over in Geneva, IHRA and Human Rights Watch make a statement on drug policy at the Human Rights Council
While most of the drug policy and harm reduction activity is centred around the UN headquarters in Vienna this week, there is also a session of the UN Human Rights Council taking place in Geneva. This morning, IHRA and Human Rights Watch made a joint statement on human rights and drug policy. This statement was …