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: The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Implementing Fair Trial Safeguards
Organized by the Governments of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Mexico, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the European Union, Harm Reduction International, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Zaved Mahmood – Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Under International Law, the use of the death penalty for drug …
Side Event: Communities at the Centre: Barriers and opportunities for community led interventions
Organized by International Drug Policy Consortium, International Network of People who use Drugs, Joint United Nations Programme in HIV/ AIDS, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNODC HIV/AIDS Section Communities of people using drugs are at the forefront of increasing access and delivery of health and human rights-based programs. The “Communities at …
Side event: Drug reform: From a punitive to a supportive approach – The Norwegian proposal
Minister Bent Høie, Norway: Our attitudes and understandings of drugs have changed over the last years. The policy area has evolved but within the same framework: prohibition and sanctions are effective and reasonable. I have to admit, I have been in favour of this paradigm. Gradually, this approach has been questioned and criticised by more …
Side event: UN System Common Position on Drug-Related Matters
Supporting documents: UN system common position on international drug control policy through effective inter-agency collaboration. What we have learned over the last ten years: A summary of knowledge acquired and produced by the UN system on drug-related matters Stephan Klement, European Union: As we celebrate 40 years of cooperation, we promote solutions. The EU and …
Side event: Women, incarceration and drug policy: Specific vulnerabilities that call for focused responses
Organized by the Center for Legal and Social Studies, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Washington Office on Latin America, Women and Harm Reduction International Network, Masyarakat Community Legal Aid Institute, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association and the NoBox Transitions Foundation. Ivana Radacic, OHCHR (Chair): Thank you for inviting me as the Chair of the …