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Side event. The efforts of Ghana towards placing health and human rights at the heart of national drug policy: lessons learned and future opportunities

Organized by Ghana with the support of Czechia, Germany, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, the African Union Commission, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Centre for Human Rights and Drug Policy and the International Drug Policy Consortium Moderator: Mary Wangui Mugwanja, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations …

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Side Event: Human Rights in Action: Implementing the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy

Organized by the Office of the High-Commissioner for Human Rights with the support of Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Uruguay, and the Council of Europe, the European Union, the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization …

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Side Event: Human Rights Compliant and Gender Sensitive Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Problem: Way Forward – Kyoto Crime Congress 2020

Organized by Mexico, Norway and Switzerland, and European Union, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, United Nations Development Programme and World Health Organization Zaved Mahmood, OHCHR: The Doha Declaration had one specific paragraph on drug related issues. Trying …

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Side Event: Bringing human rights to the forefront of drug policy: development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Organized by the Governments of Germany, Malta and Norway and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe. Keith Azzopardi, Permanent Representative of Malta: right to life needs to be respected under all circumstances; Pompidou Group documents “Drug Policy and Human Rights” are available. Friedrich Däuble, Permanent Representative of Germany: German drug policy approach fully includes human …

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CND Intersessional Meeting – 11 October: Operational recommendations on crosscutting issues: Human rights, youth, children, women and communities

Chair: International Centre Human Rights and Drug Policy can fit in the chapter to be discussed now, so it will be shown during this thematic discussion. We now focus on crosscutting issues: Human rights, youth, children, women and communities. The OHCHR is represented in the room and it’s a pleasure. Valerie Lebeaux, Justice Section, UNODC: …

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