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IDPC Media Information Pack (version 2)
IDPC is pleased to announce the publication of an updated version of our Media Information Resource Pack on the UN and global drug policy. This Pack was originally published in 2009 to support media...
View ArticleThe Global Commission on Drug Policy - Background papers
The purpose of the Commission is to bring to the international level an informed, science-based discussion about humane and effective ways to reduce the harm caused by drugs to people and society.A...
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Demand reduction and harm reduction
Efforts to reduce the demand for illicit drugs through school-based and mass education campaigns have been generally disappointing. In contrast, there is good evidence that reducing the demand for...
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Drug policy, criminal justice and mass imprisonment
The last three decades have witnessed a global increase in the criminalization of improper drug use. Criminalization has resulted in increased use of harsh punitive sanctions imposed on drug offenders...
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Addicted to courts: How a growing dependence on drug courts impacts people...
America’s growing reliance on drug courts is an ineffective allocation of scarce state resources. Drug courts can needlessly widen the net of criminal justice involvement, and cannot replace the need...
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Achieving universal access in Eastern, South East Europe and Central Asia –...
Five years ago, governments in South East and Eastern Europe and Central Asia committed to move towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010. With UNAIDS support, in...
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Report on the implementation by Russia of the Political Declaration
The report highlights blatant disregard by the Government of Russia for health, human rights and scientific evidence related to the use of harm reduction measures for those who use illicit drugs. This...
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DCAM Consortium Report - Training guide for law enforcement
The Sessions in this training guide have been designed to support training workshops and provide information for trainers (ideally peer, law enforcement trainers). The 8 Sessions consist of slides,...
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IDPC Report - First IDPC seminar on drug policy in the Middle East and North...
In the Middle East and North Africa, illicit drugs have long been tackled through drug policies mainly focusing on tough law enforcement. As a result, few efforts have been made to assess the nature...
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Good practices in Asia: Effective paradigm shifts towards an improved...
This report documents the good practices in harm reduction programmes in Malaysia and the progress to date in addressing the transmission of HIV among people who use drugs. It highlights and discusses...
View ArticleThe Vienna Declaration - Public education and outreach toolkit
The Vienna Declaration is a statement drafted by a writing committee of international experts, which calls for the incorporation of scientific evidence into illicit drug policies. The Declaration has...
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IDPC report of proceedings: The 2011 Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Mindful of a number of issues, it looked as if the 54th CND would be an intriguing event. Held in Vienna between 21-25 March, the Commission would be the first for the new Executive Director of the...
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International Journal on Human Rights and Drug Policy
The International Journal on Human Rights and Drug Policy seeks to expand the current body of legal research and analysis on drug policy issues as they intersect with international human rights law,...
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TNI-EMCDDA Expert seminar on threshold quantities
A wider trend for drug law reform is arising out of a felt need to make legislation more effective and more humane. Within this trend, a number of countries have considered decriminalisation or...
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War on drugs - Report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
On 2nd June 2011, the Global Commission on Drug Policy released a groundbreaking report at a press conference and tele-conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The report condemns the...
View ArticleIHRA, Open Society Institute and Human Rights Watch - thematic briefs on...
In 2010, Harm Reduction International, the Open Society Institute and Human Rights Watch, created a series of fact sheets on the human rights implications of anti-drug policies and practices. These...
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IDPC Advocacy Note - Bolivia's legal reconciliation with the UN Single...
On 29 June 2011, Bolivia withdrew from the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, indicating its intention to re-accede with a reservation on coca leaf chewing. The decision comes six months after...
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Treatment or torture - Applying international human rights standards to drug...
As part of the Open Society Foundations' Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care, this report, co-authored by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Harm Reduction International, Human Rights Watch, and...
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International Journal on Human rights and Drug Policy - Issue No.1
This is the first edition of the International Journal on Human rights and Drug Policy, the only international peer reviewed law journal focusing exclusively on human rights and drug policy.The...
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The ethics and effectiveness of coerced treatment of drug users
This paper addresses the issues of ethics and effectiveness in coerced treatment for drug users. It is based on the existing evidence on coerced treatment, as well as on considerations of the ethics of...
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