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: …
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
UNGASS roundtable 3: Cross-cutting issues: Drugs and human rights, youth, women, children and communities
GRULAC – H.E. Ana H. Chacon, Vice President, Costa Rica – Costa Rica never saw drug use as a crime, but as a problem to be dealt with from a health perspective. We didn’t put people in prison for using drugs. In 2002, passed a law to use 60% of resources from seized drugs to …
Side event – The inclusion of human rights perspective on the debate concerning the world drug problem
Opening remarks by Milton Romani (Uruguay) Moderator: We are here to continue conversation on this topic of human rights because it is important. I thank Uruguay government for organizing this with us. Robert Husbands: OHCHR introduced its report in 2015 pursuant to request by Human Rights Council. It address human rights relating to world drug …
Side event – The human rights impacts of drug policy
Moderator – Andrea of PRI: introducing panel with Ruth Dreifuss (former President of Switzerland), Robert Husbands (author of book on drug policy), Monique Middlehoff (Gender Mobilization Unit, UNAIDS) and Marie Nougier of IDPC. We published a 10 point plan together with IDPC, please find it available here. Robert Husbands, OHCHR: I will focus on HR …
Special segment, fourth meeting
Hungary: Pleasure to represent the UNGASS board. In line with past directives, we will now give the floor to the youth forum, to inform the plenary about their work. Youth Forum: Thanks for the opportunity. The main goal is to achieve a better tomorrow for the world’s youth. We would like to share our experiences. …
Side event: Towards the abolition of the death penalty for drug offences
Side event organised by Harm Reduction International, Reprieve, Amnesty International, Penal Reform International and the International Drug Policy Consortium. Maria Phelan, Harm Reduction International. The death penalty continues to be a very prominent issue in the debate today. Luiz Guilherme Mendes de Paiva, Brazil. Last year we had some interesting conversations around the death penalty. We were in …