HCLU films
"We are the Keepers of the Light"
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2009-11-16 HCLU's film on the candlelight vigil organized by the DPA in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Ira Glasser speaks at the DPA conference
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2009-11-14 The speech of the President of the Board of DPA in New Mexico
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Ethan Nadelmann's Opening Speech in New Mexico - uncut
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2009-11-13
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Repressed Memories - Disbanded Protest in Moscow
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2009-11-11 Moscow protest to pay tribute to the victims of drug policies disbanded by police
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moscowprotest_hu.srt Russian subtitle coming soon...
Ethan Nadelmann invites you to New Mexico!
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2009-11-03 International Drug Policy Reform Conference 2009 Teaser
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Ethan Nadelmann: ethan_dpa_promo.mp4
Karl Hart: karl_dpa_promo.mp4.mp4
Officially Neglected - UPDATED!
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2009-11-02 Harm reduction in Russia is on the verge of collapse - watch our video made at the Moscow AIDS confernce
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Waiting for a Legal Shot
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2009-10-22 HCLU and the Danish Street Lawyers present you their new short movie about the introduction of heroin maintenance to Denmark
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Gadejuristen - The Danish Street Lawyers
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2009-09-23 The Danish "Street Lawyers" from Copenhagen have been advocating the legal rights, human rights and legal security of drug users for 10 years. This film is about their work and why they struggle for supervised drug consumption facilities in Denmark.
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The website of Gadejuristen: www.gadejuristen.dk
A Heroin User in Stockholm
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2009-08-26 An HCLU film on why there is still no needle exchange program in the city of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, while according to a recent study, the prevalence of Hepatitis C among injecting users is 85%? As it is said in the film, Sweden is always a champion of human rights when its about other countries, but not, when it comes to their drug users or sex workers. The film is made in cooperation with 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!
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2009-06-26 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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A Drug-Free Sweden: By All Means?
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2009-06-26 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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10 Year After UNGASS 1998: The Eastern European Experience
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2009-06-23 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
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2009-05-15 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
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2009-04-09 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
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2009-04-06 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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Protest Against the Global Drug War - 11.03.2009
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2009-03-14 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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Questioning Costa’s Answer
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2009-03-03 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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The Fingertrap and the Pen
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2009-02-20 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
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2009-02-20 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!
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2009-02-20 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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