Organised by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, alongside the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs, Czechia, Ireland, Poland, Spain, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Union, the European Union Drugs Agency and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs With the rise of authoritarian regimes and far-right governments, the adoption …
Side Events
Side event – Breaking the Impunity Cycle: Improving Efforts to Ensure Human Rights Compliance in Drug Policies
Organised by: Amnesty International with the support of Brazil, Colombia, Czechia, Switzerland, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Di-Sentir AC, the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the International Harm Reduction Association and the NoBox Transitions Foundation Daniel Joloy, Amnesty International. We know …
Side event: Coca leaf in the UN treaty system (in Spanish)
Pien Metaal, TNI. Aquí estamos con un panel para compartir conclusiones de reuniones y diálogos que TNI y otras organizaciones han organizado en Colombia, Perú y Bolivia. El tema de la hoja de coca es clave. La historia es alucinante que la hoja de coca sea considerada como un peligro para la salud. Organizamos consultas …
Side event: Shaping the future: Preparedness for a changing drug landscape
Mr Carl Hallergard, EU Ambassador to the International Organisations in Vienna. Welcome to this side event. Today, we wanted to present to you the pledges for action we all made last year. The EUDA has said it: drugs are everywhere, there’s everything, and it affects everyone. Gangs are recruiting young people in their business. The …
Side event: Moving towards drug policy that improves well-being and aligns with Indigenous knowledge and practice
Organized by New Zealand Drug Foundation with the support of Australia, Canada, OHCHR, IDPC, Harm Reduction International, Open Society Foundations, the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council, the International Indigenous Drug Policy Alliance, Te Rau Ora and the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation of Canada Speakers: Gilbert Taurua, Moderator, Aotearoa (New Zealand) Tracey Potiki, Aotearoa (New Zealand) Dr …
Side event: “The war on drugs”, militarisation and states of emergency: Measures to address these critical human rights challenges
Side event organised by the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales with the support of Colombia, Czechia, Paraguay, Switzerland, Uruguay, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Centro de Estudios de Derecho Justicia y Seguridad, Elementa Derechos Humanos, the …