David Borden: Discussion will refer to the Human rights situations in the Phillippine drug war. Slaughtering hundreds of thousands of drug users and dealers- 30,000 acknowledged killings, 20,000 unofficial killings. In 2017 accomplishments report, listed unofficial killings as an accomplishment. We are the coordinator of ‘Stand with Human Rights and Democracy’ in the Phillippines. Rallying …
Side Events
Side Event: Transformation of Opium Poppy Economies: Crises, Booms and Future of Drug Policies
Organized by México Unido Contra la Delincuencia, Open Society Foundations, Transform Drug Policy Foundation and Transnational Institute Moderator: Tania Ramirez, MUCD Mexico Steve Rolles, Transform UK Issues around legal and illegal opium in Mexico and international system. We work with MUCD and have produced briefing on the left, and a broader critique on the failings …
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 …
Side Event: Youths-At-Risk: Targeted Interventions for Youths Who Abuse Drugs
Organized by Peru and Singapore, and Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme and UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. Singapore: Singapore’s approach to youth and prevention. In 2011/12, Singapore established an inter-ministry taskforce on drugs to review abuse situation, study trends and challenges, and recommend strategies. Recommended to review how we provide rehabilitation to youth. In …
Side Event: Working towards equitable access to treatment of problematic substance use for Indigenous peoples
Organized by Canada and New Zealand, and New Zealand Drug Foundation, Te Rau Ora Ltd and the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. Michelle Boudreau, Health Canada: Welcome. Sincere thanks to organizers that did an tremendous amount work to prepare for this event. First Nations peoples experience extremely high levels violence and poverty and intergenerational trauma due to …
Side Event- Evidence-Based Treatment as an Integral Part of the Health System
Chair: Welcome, thanks for coming to this meaningful side event. Spain: The collaboration between the organisations is a good example of collaboration between the government and civil society. They were both created in a similar period. Addictions constitute a public health problem all over the world. In Spain, since the 80s, drug policies are based on …