United Nations Drug Policy

Dec 12, 2011

Kardos Tamás

Street Action in Bulgaria: Count the Costs!

Initiative for Health, a harm reduction NGO, organized the first street action in Bulgaria to promote drug policy reform. The event was part of a coordinated international advocacy campaign of the European Drug Policy Initiative – please read the report of our Bulgarian partner!

Dec 8, 2011

Kardos Tamás

Drug criminalization procedures simplified in Romania

On December 5, 2011, the Romanian Government issued a new Emergency Ordinance (GED) which amends the current legislation on drugs. More specifically, the new provision simplifies the procedures for amending the lists with controlled substances: from now on it will be easier to criminalize a new substance, once identified.

Sep 20, 2011

István Gábor Takács

Young people from Latin America speak out against the war on drugs

This short video was created during the HCLU video advocacy training held prior to the III Latin American and I Mexican Drug Policy Conference that took place in Mexico City, 13-14 September, 2011.

Sep 5, 2011

Péter Sárosi

Count the Costs Campaign Events in European Capitals

Video reports of the Count the Costs campaign events organized by the European Drug Policy Initiative in 5 European cities

Jun 6, 2011

Péter Sárosi

Launch of the Count the Costs campaign – The presentations now on video!

The War on Drugs: Count the Costs campaign calls on governments and international agencies to meaningfully evaluate the unintended consequences of the war on drugs and explore evidence-based alternatives. Now you can watch the four full presentations that were held at the launch of the campaign.

Apr 15, 2011

Péter Sárosi

The Russian Drug Czar vs. Methadone: Parcel of Lies

The Russian drug czar claims opiate substitution does not work – watch our movie!

Apr 1, 2011

Péter Sárosi

A 50 Year Old Convention: What’s Wrong With an Update?

In our short movie we ask Mr. Fedotov, the head of the UN drug agency and his critics to express their views on the 50 years of global drug prohibition