Human rights

IDPC Drug Policy Guide

The ‘war on drugs’ has failed to eradicate drug markets and use. A growing number of policy options are available to address drug-related harms. The IDPC Guide brings together global evidence and best practice to assist national policy makers in the design and implementation of drug policies. The Guide will be updated regularly to reflect new developments in the drug policy field.

Added on 4 March 2010

Indigenous autonomies in Bolivia - Part I legal guidelines and gaps

Drawing from the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the 2009 Constitution intends to grant greater self-determination to indigenous groups across the country.

Added on 6 February 2012

City Health 2012

This international event will examine policy and practice in relation to public health in cities, with a special focus on health behaviours – including on diet, alcohol, sex, drugs, smoking, nightlife and entertainment venues, mental and physical well-being, tourism, and health emergencies.

Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy National Conference 2012: 'Progress, not Prisons'

Join Canada's only national drug policy reform conference! Join students, young people, researchers, social workers, policy makers, activists, academics, curious onlookers, and more for an exciting weekend! 

Tackling the problem of hepatitis C, substance misuse and health inequalities: a consensus for London

This document represents a call to action from experts in the fields of addiction and hepatitis in London. It provides a framework with which to address the epidemiological, clinical and financial challenges presented by current rates of hepatitis C among people who have injected drugs and sets out solutions in the form of a blueprint for local commissioners.

Added on 31 January 2012

Investing in Young People - Harm Reduction in Lebanon

In this video, HCLU interviewed drug users, professionals and researchers about HIV and harm reduction in Lebanon.

Added on 31 January 2012

Children in Mexico: Criminals or Victims?

Mexico’s drug war has taken its toll on children. More than 30,000 of them have been involved in organized crime, according to the Children’s Rights Network.

Added on 30 January 2012

HIV in injecting drug users in the EU/EEA, following a reported increase of cases in Greece and Romania

Two countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) have reported a significant increase in HIV case reports and HIV prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs) during 2011 (Greece and Romania).

Added on 17 January 2012

The Soviet doctor and the treatment of drug addiction: "A difficult and most ungracious task"

This paper reviews the development of early Soviet drug treatment approaches by focusing on the struggle for disciplinary power between leading social and mental hygienists and clinical psychiatrists as a defining moment for Soviet drug treatment speciality that became known as "narcology."

Added on 17 January 2012

Fixerum - Mobile Injection Room in Copenhagen

Denmark has one of the highest overdose death rates in the European Union. Contrary to common beliefs overdose is a preventable cause of the death and its prevention does not cost a lot of money: you need to provide skills and tools for preventing lives and a safe environment to use drugs.

Added on 16 January 2012
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