HCLU films
Sam Sullivan: Drug Addiction as a Management Issue
Release date:
02/21/2008
The mayor of Vancouver on humane approach to illicit drug use. Shot at the Drug Policy Conference in New Orleans.
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A Drug-Free Sweden: By All Means?
Release date:
06/26/2009
An HCLU film about the dream of a drug-free Sweden: is Swedish drug policy really as successful as its allies claim? Made in cooperation with the EDPI partner in Sweden, the Swedish Drug Users Union.
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We Want to Save you! And If You Don't Appreciate It, You Will Be Punished!
Release date:
06/26/2009
Interview with Pye Jacobsson, a Swedish sex worker activist, on the criminalisation of clients of sex workers in her country. Also available in Russian and Hungarian.
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10 Year After UNGASS 1998: The Eastern European Experience
Release date:
06/23/2009
In cooperation with EHRN. Filmed at the Drug Policy training on December 12-14, 2008 Kyiv, Ukraine, organized by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network in partnership with IDPC.
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Chewing Coca at the UN
Release date:
05/15/2009
The Bolivian president's speech at the high level UN meeting in Vienna, in two parts, in which he chews on coca leaves and asks for the international reclassification of the coca leaf.
Harm Reduction: Revolutions
Release date:
04/09/2009
Debate on harm reduction at the UN high level meeting on drugs - is it really a storm in a teacup? Fourth in the series of reports on the UN High Level Segment on drugs in Vienna, 2009.
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Drug-free World: Reloaded
Release date:
04/06/2009
Video of the sleeping delegates in a UN meeting dreaming about a drug free world. Third in the series of reports on the UN High Level Segment on drugs in Vienna, 2009.
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Questioning Costa’s Answer
Release date:
03/03/2009
The continuation of the debate between Dr. Polak and Mr. Costa, this time at the UN High Level Segment on drugs in Vienna, march 2009. Costa promised a discussion paper, but still one has not been published. Second in the series of reports on the UN High Level Segment on drugs in Vienna, 2009.
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Protest Against the Global Drug War - 11.03.2009
Release date:
03/14/2009
This video was filmed at the Stop the Global War on Drugs demonstration and press conference organized by HCLU in cooperation with INPUD, ENCOD, Youth RISE and SSDP in front of the UN building in Vienna at the opening day of the UN CND High Level Segment on the 12th of March. First in the series of reports on the UN High Level Segment on drugs in Vienna, 2009.
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The Fingertrap and the Pen
Release date:
02/20/2009
A short act by Lennice Werth and Walter Cavalieri. The Global Drug War of our present time is like a fingertrap. Harm reduction, the idea to help people despite their risky behaviour, is like a pen. This funny little piece explains why.
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21 individual messages to the Governmental Delegates at the High Level Segment of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in 2009
Release date:
02/20/2009
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union has collected the voices of drug users, scientists and activist from all around the globe. They are sending their messages to the participants of the United Nations meeting on drugs in Vienna in 2009.
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Harry Resin, Canada; Daan van Leeuwen from MDHG, The Netherlands; Victor dos Santos from MDHG, The Netherlands; Paul Wilhelm, owner of the Coffee Shop Dampkring from Amsterdam; Arild Knutsen from the Association for Humane Drug Policies, Norway; Berne Stålenkrantz, head of the Swedish Drug Users Union; Astrid Forschner, a heroin user from Germany; Dr. Peter Ege, Denmark's most acknowledged drug policy expert; Janne Wallin, a Swedish heroin user and methadone patient; Nanna W. Gotfredsen the Danish "Street Lawyer - Gadejuristen" and harm reduction advocate; Aleksandr Zelichenko policeman, drug policy expert and PhD. from Kyrgyzstan; Hans van Diujn an ex police officer from the Netherlands, retired president of the Dutch Police Union and present member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP); Prof. Henrik Tham a criminologist professor from Sweden; Joep Oomen from Belgium, a member of ENCOD; Dr. Frederik Polak a psychiatrist from the Netherlands, a member of ENCOD; Lev Babenko from Kyrgyzstan, an ex-user who is now running the only drop in center for drug users in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen MSc a young politician from Denmark, Dimitri Mugianis from the USA, member of the User Group Vocal New York; Samuel R. Friedman an HIV researcher and poet from the USA; Tam Miller representative of the "Chemical Reaction" User Group from Scotland; Roxanne Baker (Rokki) from USA, a methadone advocate.
Dare to Question Prohibition!
Release date:
02/20/2009
A campaign video, raising attention on the upcoming CND High Level Segment in 2009, and calling viewers to send their own video messages for the country delegates of the CND special session.
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Smoking without Borders
Release date:
01/14/2009
A film on the Drug tourism issue in the Netherlands made in cooperation with the Dutch member of EDPI.
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Looking for an Alternative
Release date:
11/07/2008
The film calls for action against the present practice of widespread street drug testing in Georgia. The film has been made to support the campaign of Alternative Georgia to change the drug legislation. In Georgian with English subtitles.
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Why Russia Says No To Methadone?
Release date:
09/23/2008
A film on why Russia still rejects opioid maintenance treatment regardless the fact that methadone and buprenorphine are both on the WHO's Model List of Essential Medicines. Filmed at the AIDS conference in Moscow. In Russian with English subtitles.
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The True Meaning of Harm Reduction
Release date:
09/08/2008
What is really harm reduction? Interviews with participants of the “Beyond 2008” NGO forum on drugs in Vienna, from the UN building. 7th piece of the “Beyond 2008” series.
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War on Drugs - the new Jim Crow?
Release date:
07/30/2008
On the consequences of the drug war in the USA, especially on how it affects the communities of people of colour. Interviews with participants of the “Beyond 2008” NGO forum on drugs in Vienna, from the UN building. 6th piece of the “Beyond 2008” series.
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Student Drug Testing
Release date:
07/30/2008
On drug testing among students – the US experiences - Interviews with participants of the “Beyond 2008” NGO forum on drugs in Vienna, from the UN building. 5th piece of the “Beyond 2008” series.
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Abstinence first?
Release date:
07/29/2008
Is abstinence the most important aim? Interviews with participants of the “Beyond 2008” NGO forum on drugs in Vienna, from the UN building. 4th piece of the “Beyond 2008” series.
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A Drug Free World - Could We Do It?
Release date:
07/23/2008
Is it a noble aim or dangerous utopia to fight for a drug free world? Should all costs be accepted? Interviews with participants of the “Beyond 2008” NGO forum on drugs in Vienna, from the UN building. 3rd piece of the “Beyond 2008” series.
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