Despite decades of anti-rape advocacy, some people still believe that women who use drugs may have “asked for it” by exercising impaired judgment in placing themselves in a vulnerable situation.
Myanmar’s return to drug trafficking, which also includes a thriving trade in methamphetamine, comes as the country opens up to the world and sheds the shackles of five decades of isolation and dictatorship.
The Civil Society Forum is a broad platform for a structured dialogue between the Commission and the European civil society which supports policy formulation and implementation through practical advice.
The movement to reclaim the health and dignity of people who use drugs has expanded needle and exchange programmes, access to naloxone, and welcomed endorsements from previously skeptical agencies.
This programme promotes knowledge and skills development among organisations to better analyse the barriers that lead to challenges for people living with HIV to access quality healthcare services.
Harm reduction programmes in Iran are isolated and threatened by lack of funding, despite the fact that drug use continues to rise quickly in the country.